23 April 2007 Rasuwa ,

Nepal Krishna Thapa, correspondent of Kantipur daily was threatened by Minnath Devkota, Chairman of Rasuwa Hospital Development Committee on 19 April at Dunchhe, Rasuwa, Central Region of Nepal.

Devkota threatened him for not covering the news of health camp organized by the Rasuwa Hospital . Devkota said "I will kill these types of journalists - what are you thinking about me?"

Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) condemned the act and has urged the respected people to respect press freedom and freedom of expression. The federation has also urged to not to force the journalists to disseminate the news as per the self interest of a person or organization.