KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 31The Federation of Nepali Journalists today stated the year 2022 was daunting for media and reporters. Nepal must safeguard its biodiversity: For success and well-being Govt committed to push flexibility, says PM Deuba The FNJ stated the individuals or groups who disagreed with the news and views threatened the journalists and media homes for their work.

In the year 2022, digital media emerged as a platform for frightening mediapersons.The FNJ also reported that there were unauthorised access to content management system, widespread launching of unfollow campaign, issuance of hazards through social media and hacking, among others.According to the FNJ, the year 2022 recorded 53 cases of press freedom offense.

They include 3 occurrences of arrest, 7 blockages, 22 dangers and intimidation, seven attacks, 11 cases of professional insecurity, one policy constraint, one gender violence and one displacement.A total of 151 journalists, including 18 women, were directly affected by liberty offenses, Similarly, as lots of as 6 media houses dealt with the brunt of such hazards, intimidations and attacks.In 2022, mediapersons continued to deal with deprivation of regular income, pay cut, forced overdue leave, termination from job, and unnecessary transfers to persuade them into resigning.

It caused financial difficulty to the families dependent on journalists.Journalists were affected by injustice at the hands of media homes and inactiveness of the government to strictly impose the existing law.A variation of this post appears in the print on January 1, 2023, of The Himalayan Times .

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