Maheshwar Pahari

Year: 2005

Nationality: Nepal

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Pokhara, Nepal

Press organization: Rastriya Swabhiman

What's Maheshwar Pahari's story?

Imprisoned reporter Pahari died after being denied proper medicaltreatment by authorities. Pahari, 30, who worked for the weekly Rastriya Swabhiman, diedof multiple illnesses in a hospital in Pokhara, 80 miles (130kilometers) northwest of Kathmandu, according to local journalistgroups.

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