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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