Three Editors Summoned by Government to "Clarify" Blank Opinion Pages

Three editors, Kabir Rana of Deshantar Weekly, Gopal Budhathoki of Sanghu weekly and Rajendra Kumar Baidh of Bimarsha weekly were summoned on Feb 23 to the District Administration Office in Kathmandu to "clarify" their decision to publish blank opinion pages immediately after the Feb 1 Royal Takeover. The black opinion pages were widely seen as a protest of media censorship following the Royal Takeover.

Kabir Rana of Deshantar weekly before he entered the premises of District Administration Office.
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Kabir Rana of Deshantar Weekly, Gopal Budhathoki of Sanghu weekly and Rajendra Kumar Baidh of Bimarsha weekly display the issues of their newspaper immediately after the Feb 1 Royal Takeover when they published blank opinion pages in protest of media censorship.
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