Translated from Media Kurakani, 13 January
After the arrest of Lachhiram Ghartel, one of the accused in journalist Dekendra Thapa’s murder in 2004, there have been demands for free and fair investigation into the murders and disappearances of journalists during the conflict. While Thapa’s case has gained publicity, more than 30 murder cases of journalists are still in limbo. Following the arrest of its cadre in Dekendra’s case, UCPN (Maoist) has decided to file new cases in contestation.
According to the Federation of Nepalese Journalist (FNJ), 35 journalists have been killed since the conflict began in 1996, while three are still missing. FNJ is demanding a high level probe committee to investigate each and every case. While it might still take some time to see the government’s reaction to the demands, for now here are the names of the journalists who were killed and disappeared and the party involved in it.
| S.no | Name | Organisation | Date | Party involved |
| 1. | Dev Kumar Acharya | Janadesh Weekly | 23 July 2001 | State |
| 2. | Kanchan Priyadarshi | Former Secretary of FNJ, Sindhupalchowk chapter | 29 April 2002 | State |
| 3. | Krishna Sen | Janadesh Weekly | 27 May 2002 | State |
| 4. | Kamal A.C. | Janadisha Weekly | 29 June 2002 | State |
| 5. | Rajkumar K.C. | Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) | 24 October 2002 | State |
| 6. | Nawaraj Sharma ‘Basanta’ | Kadam Weekly | 2 May 2002 | Maoist |
| 7. | Ambika Timalsina | Janadesh and Mahima Weekly | 11 December 2002 | Maoist |
| 8. | Kumar Ghimire | Janaprabhat Weekly | 2 November 2002 | State |
| 9. | Gyanendra Khadka | RSS | 6 August 2003 | Maoist |
| 10. | Bindod Sajana Chowdhary | Janadesh Weekly | 30 September 2002 | State |
| 11. | Nagendra Pokhrel | Janadesh Weekly | 22 December 2003 | State |
| 12. | Gopal Giri | Sapatahik Manch | 15 January 2004 | Maoist |
| 13. | Padamraj Devkota | Karnali Sandesh, Murichaula | 7 February 2004 | State |
| 14. | Dekendra Thapa | Radio Nepal | 11 August 2004 | Maoist |
| 15. | Badri Khadka | Janadesh Weekly | 29 August 2004 | State |
| 16. | Dhanbahadur Rokka Magar | Radio Nepal | 30 January 2003 | Maoist |
| 17. | Khagendra Shrestha | Dharan Today | 1 April 2005 | Maoist |
| 18. | Maheshwor Pahadi | Rastriya Swabhiman Weekly | 4 October 2005 | State |
| 19. | Birendra Shah | Avenues TV, Nepal FM, Drishti Weekly | 5 October 2007 | Maoist |
| 20. | Pushkar Bahadur Shrestha | New Highway, New Season Weekly | 2 January 2008 | GTMM-J |
| 21. | Anand Kumar Thapa | Janadesh Weekly | August 2004 | State |
| 22. | Bhim Bahadur Gharti | Correspondent, Maoist Radio | 2003 | State |
| 23. | Subhash Mainali | Correspondent, Maoist Radio | 2004 | State |
| 24. | Mohan Khanal | Janabidroha Weekly | 2005 | State |
| 25. | Ishwar Dhungana | Janabidroha Weekly | 2005 | State |
| 26. | Chin Bahadur Buda | Janadesh Weekly | 28 February 2006 | State |
| 27. | Jagatprasad Joshi (JP Pandit) | Janadesh Daily | 28 November 2008 | Maoist |
| 28. | Uma Singh | Janakpur Today, Radio Today FM | 11 January 2009 | Unknown |
| 29. | Jamim Shah | Chairman, Channel Nepal | 7 February 2010 | Unknown |
| 30. | Arun Sahaniya | Media entrepreneur | 1 March 2010 | Unknown |
| 31. | Deviprasad Dhital(Hemraj) | Media entrepreneur | 22 July 2010 | Unknown |
| 32. | Babur Kharel | Media entrepreneur | 26 July 2011 | Unknown |
| 33. | Yadav Poudel | Mechi Times, Rajdhani, Avenues | 3 April 2012 | Unknown |
| 34. | Santosh Kumar Gupta | Media entrepreneur (Bindaas FM) | 6 July 2012 | Unkown |
| 35. | Chandan Nepali | Radio Skype, Gulmi | 12 September, 2012 | Unkown |
Journalists who forcefullydisappeared:
| 1. | Milan Nepali | Janadesh Weekly, Lalitpur | 9 June 1999 | State |
| 2. | Prakash Singh Thakuri | Rajdhani Daily, Kanchanpur | 5 July 2007 | Maoist |
| 3. | Chitranarayan Shrestha | Sindhuli |
Note: Names of some journalists, who were killed during the same period aren't mentioned here since their details have not yet been confirmed.
Source: FNJ
Read the full article in Nepali here.