Nepalnews.com is reporting that heavy protest is arising against the new media law being put in place there.  This new law was put in place recently to ban news broadcasts, as well as criticism of the key.  Externally, it was met with significant protest by India and the UK.  We'll let the local media state their story:

Journalists and law experts have said the recently promulgated ordinance that imposed fresh curbs on independent media is also aimed at controlling the political freedom.  Speaking at a discussion program on “Media Ordinance, Purpose and Its Effect,” organised by Nepal Journalism Students Association (NJSA) in the capital on Friday, they said the new press law goes completely against the spirit of the constitution of 1990 and that the intention of the royal administration is to control the activities of the political parties.

“The government has issued the media ordinance to control the activities of political parties in the context of the imminent municipal elections,” said Bhimarjun Acharya, a constitution expert and the president of Constitutional Lawyers’ Forum (CLAF).  Regarding the ban on newscasts in FM radios, he argued that there is no mention about “FM radio” as such in the ordinance.