(Source: Himal magazine website) The whole truth behind the circumstances leading to Himal’s suspension are yet to come out. (Source: Himal magazine website)Last year, as the draft Constitution was being finalised, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) said that the proposed reference to press freedom was insufficient and that there should be a guarantee of ‘complete press freedom’. There was never any serious debate on what the FNJ meant by this or the difference between absolute press freedom and press freedom. All they did was to promise unhindered press freedom, refusing to add the word ‘complete’ in the statute when the Constitution was delivered on September 20, last year. “The South Asia Trust regrets to announce the suspension of publication of Himal South Asianthe pioneering magazine promoting ‘cross-border journalism’ in theregion.

Source: Indian Express August 26, 2016 09:15 UTC