Former editor sentenced for defamation as media groups decry ruling as blow to press freedom

Kathmandu District Court jails Saroj Mishra for four months over a 2023 report.

Kathmandu District Court has sentenced Saroj Mishra, former editor of the Rajdhani Daily, to four months in prison and imposed a fine in a criminal defamation case, raising strong criticism from media organisations and press freedom advocates, who describe the verdict as a serious setback for freedom of expression.