{"id":46334,"date":"2016-04-24T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T20:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=46334"},"modified":"2016-04-24T17:39:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T21:39:37","slug":"international-outcry-urging-immediate-release-in-nepal-of-prominent-journalist-kanak-mani-dixit-gathers-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=46334","title":{"rendered":"International Outcry urging Immediate release in Nepal of Prominent Journalist Kanak Mani Dixit Gathers Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editors and media figures as well as intellectuals and scholars from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, UK, US, Australia and Sri Lanka have called for the release of Himal editor and prominent Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit who was arrested yesterday in Katmandu by anti-graft officials.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Kanak Mani Dixit, editor of Himal Southasian. File photo: K. Pichumani-pic courtesy: The Hindu<\/p><\/div>\n

The following is the text of the statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is with deep concern that we have learned of the arrest today of Kanak Mani Dixit, the widely respected founder-editor of Himal Media and a courageous voice for transparency, freedom of expression and democratic rights in Nepal and across South Asia. The charges are related to alleged corruption but Kanak Dixit says it is part of a vendetta pursued against him by people in Government.<\/p>\n

We have known Kanak Dixit as a true professional, human rights defender and energetic journalist whose credentials are built on robust research and tremendous courage. Himal Media, a pioneer in South Asia journalism, has published Himal South Asia, Nepali Times and Himal Khabar Patrika (in the Nepali language). He has written extensively for international media including leading newspapers in India and is chairman of Sajha Yatayat, a state run transportation company, which he has been turning around from a loss-making entity.<\/p>\n

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Kanak Dixit\u2019s detention comes at a time of increased pressure on free media across South Asia. We call upon all national and international media organisations, individual journalists and editors, defenders of media under pressure, on those who believe in the freedom of expression, to seek Kanak Dixit\u2019s immediate release and a fair and transparent trial, free of bias.<\/p>\n

We call upon the Government of Nepal to issue a transparent and unequivocal statement on his detention for we are deeply concerned about his safety and rights. We condemn all forms of pressure tactics on editors like him and other courageous media figures such as Mahfuz Anam of the Daily Star in Dhaka, who is facing over 80 cases of sedition and libel in Bangladeshi courts, and other media persons who are committed to the rule of law and justice.<\/p>\n

Sanjoy Narayan, Editor, The Hindustan Times, new Delhi<\/p>\n

Rajdeep Sardesai, Chief Editor, India Today TV Group, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Siddharth Varadarajan, Founder Editor, The Wire, New Delhi<\/p>\n

TN Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Pvt Ltd, New Delhi<\/p>\n

James Astill, Political Editor, The Economist<\/p>\n

Maja Daruwala, Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Sevanti Ninan, editor, The Hoot, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Salil Tripathi, Journalist and Author, London<\/p>\n

Imtiaz Ahmed, Executive Director, RCSS, Colombo<\/p>\n

Mahfuz Anam, Editor, The Daily Star, Dhaka<\/p>\n

Sara Hossein, Lawyer, Bangladesh Supreme Court <\/p>\n

Zafar Sobhan, Editor, Dhaka Tribune<\/p>\n

Afsan Chowdhury, Senior Journalist, Bangladesh<\/em>
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\nDr. Naila Zaman Khan, Professor of Child Neurology and Development, Bangladesh<\/p>\n

Lubna Mariam, Cultural activist, Bangladesh<\/p>\n

Kalpana Sharma, independent journalist, Mumbai<\/p>\n

Sanjib Baruah, Professor of Political Studies, Bard College, New York, US<\/p>\n

Bina D\u2019Costa, Australian National University<\/p>\n

Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Free Press<\/p>\n

Patricia Mukhim, Editor, The Shillong Times<\/p>\n

Seema Mustafa, Editor, The Citizen, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Lalita Panicker, Senior Associate Editor, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Laxmi Murthy, Consulting Editor, Himal Southasian<\/p>\n

Seema Guha, senior journalist (freelance), New Delhi<\/p>\n

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, The Wire, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Aruni Kashyap, Writer and Asst Professor of English, Ashoka University, Haryana<\/p>\n

Dr. Xonzoi Barbora, TISS, Guwahati<\/p>\n

Dr. Sanjeeb Kakoty, Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Management Shillong<\/p>\n

Dr. Anjuman Ara Begum, Forum-Asia, Katnmandu<\/p>\n

Sanjoy Hazarika, independent columnist, New Delhi<\/p>\n

Geeta Seshu, Journalist, Mumbai<\/p>\n

Thomas Abraham, Associate Professor, Journalism and Media Studies, University of Hong kong<\/p>\n

Cherian George, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University<\/em><\/p>\n

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Editors and media figures as well as intellectuals and scholars from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, UK, US, Australia and Sri Lanka have called for the release of Himal editor and prominent Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit who was arrested yesterday in Katmandu by anti-graft officials. The following is the text of the statement: It is with …<\/p>\n

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