CPN-UML condemns government intervention in newsrooms, journalist arrests

The CPN-UML has condemned the government’s actions of police entering newsrooms, arresting journalists, and seizing their devices. The party stated that these actions violate press and expression freedom guaranteed by the constitution.A delegation from the CPN-UML, including leader Pradeep Gyawali and head of the party’s publicity and publication department, Niraj Acharya, visited the Nepal Press office to express solidarity with the media community.Gyawali stated that the state’s intervention in press and expression freedom, achieved after a long struggle and guaranteed by the constitution, undermines democracy. He added that such government actions are a direct attack on the fundamental principles of a democratic system.The CPN-UML expressed its objection to the government’s actions and showed solidarity with the media sector.