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...
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...
निर्वाचन आयोगलाई “मतदाताको व्यक्तिगत विवरण र गोपनीयता सम्बन्धि ज्ञापन पत्र”
यहि मिति ४ जुलाई २०२२ मा, बडी एण्ड डाटा लगायत अन्य नागरिक समाज समुहहरुले निर्वाचन आयोग प्रमुख दिनेश थपलियासंग भेटघाट र छलफल गरी नेपालमा “मतदाताको व्यक्तिगत विवरण र गोपनीयता सम्बन्धि ज्ञापन पत्र“ पेश गर्यौ | उक्त ज्ञापन पत्रमा बिभिन्न २४ राष्ट्रिय तथा अन्तराष्ट्रिय गैर...
Fear of Using a Menstrual Cup
Written by Pooja Bista We live in a society where taboos surrounding sexual and menstrual health imposed on our vulva are like Pandora’s Box. Neither can we talk about it nor can we touch it-- reinforcing the patriarchal concept of “purity”, “the idea of protecting...
My Curiosity Led to Discovery – Discovery of Self-Pleasure.
Written by Mahima Pradhan Illustration by Mahima Pradhan When I was a high school student, I read a book titled ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho which presents the story of a young girl named Maria who pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money...
नेपालमा नागरिक पत्रकारिताको बृहत्तर परिवेश
लेखकः वर्षा बराल यो लेख अंग्रेजीबाट नेपालीमा अनुवाद भएको हो | यो लेख अंग्रेजीमा पढ्न यता अनुवाद: बिभु लुइँटेल इन्टरनेट र उन्नत प्रविधिको विकासले पारम्परिक सञ्चारलाई नयाँ खालको सञ्चारतर्फ डोहोर्याउन प्रशस्तै बाटो खोलेको छ । नयाँ सञ्चार विधिको विकासशील रुप हो मोबाइल...
A Speculation on Digital Manipulation, Control, and Totalitarianism
Book Review: ‘The Circle’ by Dave Eggers Writer: Richa Bhattarai A friend was showing me how to set up sticky notes on my laptop. Suddenly, the yellow note filled with words we had not written, “Garlic, avocado, bananas…” We looked at each other, dumbfounded. And then...
Nuances of Digital Citizen Journalism in Nepal
Writer: Barsha Baral The evolution of the internet and advanced technology has unfolded a pathway to revolutionize traditional media into new media. The emerging form of new media storytelling is mobile journalism. One doesn’t necessarily have to be...
यौन तथा प्रजनन स्वास्थ्यबारे डिजिटल छलफलको एक प्रयास
लेखक: गुलाबी संवाद नेपाली समाजमा यौन, यौनिकता, प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य र यसको अधिकारको छलफल संकोचको विषय मानिन्छ । यस्ता विषयलाई शारीरिक सम्बन्धको रूपमा मात्रै बुझ्ने प्रचलन छ । विद्धालय र सार्वजनिक वृत्तमा यस्ता विषयमा उचित शिक्षण र पर्याप्त छलफल भइरहेको देखिन्न । यस्ता...
Digital debacles
Author: Shubha Kayastha Recent events reveal just how vulnerable data privacy is in Nepal While the Nepali people struggle to cope with the coronavirus crisis, the Nepal government has been working towards bringing a new set of regulations that may...