The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in expressing its concern over reports that a journalist was attacked at Tanahu, in the western region of Nepal on April 9.
Krishna Neupane, a member of the FNJ’s Tanahu Chapter and affiliated with the Lokwani Daily, was reportedly attacked and had his mobile telephone stolen by an unidentified group at 7.30 pm on April 9, 2012.
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