28 April 2025 | IFJ
Journalist burned alive while reporting Kathmandu protest
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Photojournalist Suresh Rajak was burned to death on March 28 while reporting from a building in Tinkune, Kathmandu that was set alight by protestors during a violent demonstration. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and Nepal Press Union (NPU), in strongly condemning Rajak’s death and calling for an immediate investigation to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.
Rajak, the head of the camera and video division of Avenues Television, became trapped on an upper floor of the building when protesters rallying for the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal and in support of former king Gyanendra Shah set the structure alight. The building was targeted after police allegedly launched tear gas at the crowd from the top floor.
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