Hundreds of Nepalese journalists defied a government ban on rallies and marched through the capital yesterday demanding the restoration of press freedom, which was suspended last month when the king seized power.
Police closely monitored the march, but unlike in previous protests, they did not intervene or arrest any of the participants.
Waving banners, about 300 journalists joined the rally in the capital, Katmandu.
"We are going to fight until all press freedom are restored in the country," said Taranath Dahal, president of Federation of Nepalese Journalists, an umbrella organization of media rights groups in the Himalayan kingdom.
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