Nepal’s democratic transition, anchored in the 2015 Constitution, enshrines fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, ...

C ritics argue that Nepal's proposed social media bill could stifle free speech, with provisions that grant the government sweeping powers to regulate online content.Nepal, whose constitution ...

The UN body has raised red flags over arbitrary content restrictions, lack of independent regulation, and called for revision ...

Social Media Bill in Nepal has sparked conversations since it was presented in the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, 28 ...

To uphold human rights principles, regulations must prioritise transparency, accountability, and human rights due diligence.

A social media bill in Nepal's parliament proposing imprisonment and fines in several provisions would "severely undermine" press freedom, activists warned on Feb. 24. Under the proposed law, social ...

However, free speech advocates argue that the provisions in the bill have the capacity to curtail free speech. "It is essential to have Social Media Act in Nepal, which should facilitate the ...

The alarming provisions in the proposed “Bill related to Operation, Use and Regulation of Social Media Nepal” (Social Media Bill) and the recently passed Media Council Bill in Nepal threaten to ...

What these warnings look like and who sees them is still a work in progress. But as social media has evolved over the years, ...

To say Nepalese politics is at a crossroads would be an overstatement. A literary writer would say that Nepali politics epitomizes pond water — stagnant and refusing to come out of the hole. If ...

HB 392 gives legal, financial protections to minors for appearance in parent blogs and other social media content.

A social media bill in Nepal's parliament proposing imprisonment and fines in several provisions would "severely undermine" press freedom, activists warned Monday. Under the proposed law, social media ...