CPN (UML) Condemns Raids on Media Houses and Arrests of Journalists

The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) has raised strong objections to state actions targeting media organizations and journalists. In an official statement released on Friday, party leader Niraj Acharya expressed serious concern over recent raids conducted on Nepali media houses and the subsequent arrest of media personnel, characterizing the environment being created as one of fear and intimidation. Niraj Acharya, who heads the publicity and publication department of the party, condemned the government actions, describing them as highly reprehensible and illustrative of authoritarian tendencies. He stressed that freedom of the press is a foundational element of any democratic system, and argued that state interference directly attacks the constitutional rights of citizens regarding access to information and free expression. Demanding an immediate halt to the crackdown on news organizations, the party urged the government to ensure full constitutional guarantees for media workers. The statement formally requested that all journalists currently taken into custody be freed immediately without any preconditions.