Journalist Uma Singh, 24, Murdered In Nepal

Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news at the local level.

by Mukunda Nepal

Unidentified armed forces have killed Uma Singh, a 24-year-old female journalist working for a local radio station in Janakpur, Terai district of Nepal. She was stabbed to death when about 15 men entered her home in Sarlahi, 90 miles south of Kathmandu, on Sunday evening.

According to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the Editor in Chief of Singh's newspapers said she was killed for criticizing local politicians and the traditional dowry system.

Demonstrations mourning her death have taken place in Mahottari, Sarlahi, Sindhuli, Siraha and Saptari districts. In Bara, journalists-at-work have wrapped black bands around their wrists in protest.

Reports say armed groups have also threatened the life of another journalist, Manika Jha in Janakpur.

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Comments

[UberReaganite]

I think it is historically evident that Religion eventually leads to social disorder, intolerance, and violence by its very nature. A bunch of people running around espousing their extreme beliefs in imaginary deities every one of which thinks their way is the only correct way and that the other millions of people that dont agree with them have it wrong.

[Hank007]

Nepal is a wonderful place, full of amazing people. I really wish to see the good people of this country flourish.

[happiness seeker]

This type of news is not new for any Nepalese. I wonder how this one came to international limelight. Birth place of Lord Buddha and home to the highest summit in the world, Mt. Everest (called 'Sagarmatha' locally), Nepal is drenched in poverty from time immemorial.

The only country to protect its sovereignty from the mighty British Empire of early 1800, and landlocked between two growing economic powers of India and China, Nepal is currently facing power cut of 16 hours a day. Ironic, it is rated as the second country in the world next to Brazil as possessing the highest potential for hydro power energy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsA_ACfsFM

[UberReaganite]

Yes, it is the very same problem we have in America. The term is Social Conservatism. Its a nice way of saying "Religious Crazies".
Social Conservatives are people that spend all of their time wrooying about issues that dont concern them in the least. MEN worrying about a woman's right to choose and abortion, Heterosexual religious crazies worrying about the rights of Gays to wed. Basically what it comes down to is forcing your religious beliefs on other people either directly or indirectly, coverly or overtly, violently or passively.

If anyone disagrees with your crazy beliefs you are encouraged by your fellow religious crazies to deal with them by Taint mongering, name calling (Unpatriotic, Unamerican, Liberal, Godless etc...) or violence.
Social Conservatism is an inability to live an let live. Its a desire to control others and inflict your stupid beliefs on others. It is the foundation of the contemporary Republican party and the driving force in groups of third world men hacking intelligent young women to death...

[JohnIII]

Almost how the left portrays anyone who doesn't believe Al Gore.

[justoverit333]

Similar to this country. If you disagree
with the conservatives you're labeled
unamerican and unpatriotic. An
intelligent young woman killed because
of ignorance sickening

[JohnIII]

It's nothing like this country.

[iPolitics]

prayers go out to her family

[kellygrrrl]

Cowards!

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Hideous.