As
Nepal’s constituent assembly failed to meet Sunday’s
deadline for the passage of a new constitution, a new report released this
week on the risks to Nepal’s media should remind political parties that peace
and stability are not prerequisites to media freedom but rather that a strong,
independent press operating without fear is a requirement for a healthy civil
society.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/blog/2012/05/mission-tells-nepal-no-excuse-for-deferring-press.php
