Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (Oct to Dec 2022)
E-governance Election In numerous amount of news and media coverage was observed during the federal and parliamentary level election held on 20 November 2022. Media reports touched upon topics such as election’s code of conduct, candidates’ political campaign through...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (July to September 2022)
Freedom of Expression The arrest of comedian Apoorwa Kshitiz Singh once again raised questions regarding freedom of speech; a right guaranteed by the Nepal Constitution. Singh was arbitrarily arrested on charges of attacking and defaming the Newa culture, practices...
मधेश में इन्टरनेट पहुँच, डिजिटल अधिकार आ गोपनीयता
Written by Shailee ChaudharyTranslated by Sweetie Chaurasiya बारा के सिम्रौनगढ नगरपालिका के वार्ड नम्बर ५ के वडा समिति से “अविवाहित महिला लोग के मोबाइल फोन प्रयोग में रोक लगावल आ महिला साथे लइकी लोग के इन्टरनेट के पहुँच सार्वजनिक नैतिकता वा सभ्य...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (April to June 2022)
Privacy and Data Privacy The government's imposition of embossed number plates sparked discourse regarding the relevancy of such digitalization initiatives from the government and beneficiaries' financial capacity to own such technology. The discourse was also centred...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report on Digital Rights in Nepal (October – December 2021)
Government’s ambitious plans on digitization but without proper data protection law in place The government of Nepal has made ambitious plans under Digital Nepal Framework. However, the offices have failed to adopt digital technologies to make the administrative...
Internet Access, Digital Rights and Privacy in Madhesh
Author Shailee Chaudhary On 18th March 2020, Ward Committee of Ward No. 5 of Simraungadh municipality, Bara proposed and passed a rule stating “the ban on the use of mobile phones by unmarried women and a fine of NRs. 50,000/- incase found in possession of...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report on Digital Rights in Nepal (July – September 2021)
Digital Nepal and Smart Cities; Promises made, but not kept When the government launched Nagarik App, it was with the promise of making services easier and decreasing the lines at the government offices. However, some of the services take longer now after...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report on Digital Rights in Nepal (April – June 2021)
Body & Data has been conducting media monitoring on digital rights issues since January 2021. Between January and June, Body & Data recorded 243 reports related to digital rights issues from monitoring major print and online media in Nepal. A total...
इन्टरनेटसम्बन्धी मिथ्या ज्ञान
लेखक - शुभ कायस्थ क्याफे गई घन्टाको ३० रुपैयाँ तिरेर इन्टरनेट चलाउँदै गर्दा यसरी इन्टरनेट घर–घर र हात–हातमा पुग्छ भनेर मैले सोचेको पनि थिइन । अचेल बिहान आँखा खुल्ने बित्तिकै मेसेज वा सामाजिक सञ्जाल चेक गरिन्छ । इन्टरनेट भएन भने कार्यालयको कामसमेत...