Nepal, June 11 -- Media Action Nepal has expressed serious concern over a short-term interim order issued by the Kathmandu District Court on June 10, directing online news portals Bizmandu and Nepal Khabar to delete published news reports and refrain from further reporting on the issue. The organisation has also strongly condemned the court's issuance of an arrest warrant against senior journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak on the same day.

The organisation said both actions amount to violations of press freedom, which is guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal. It urged the judiciary to exercise greater restraint in matters concerning media freedom.

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