In a surveillance state
While citizens in Western democracies try to get their governments to combat the misuse of their private data by internet companies, here...
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No freedom after expression
Prime Minister K P Oli spent 14 years in jail for opposing the Panchayat absolute monarchy. He was one of the main...
Rule by law
Nepal’s ruling unified Marxist-Leninist-Maoists have in the past year incrementally constricted freedom of expression, thinking no one will notice if they do...
Nepal undermining free expression: HRW
Nepal should revise its draft laws that erode the right to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to Prime Minister...
Nepal PM stirs hornet’s nest
The people must take leadership in a democracy… and elected leaders should listen to them,” Prime Minister Oli said in a speech...
A creeping coup
Whether Nepal was ruled by a monarchy-military dictatorship, an elected coalition or a communist regime, its leaders have often tried and ultimately...
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