Kudos to Daniel Lak for the bold and hard-hitting article on the murder of Gyanendra Khadka ('Remembering Gyanendra', #195). Journalists are on the frontlines of conflicts everywhere and it is their work that prevents the truth from being the first casualty of war. In Nepal, we must pay tribute to the hundreds of reporters in the districts who put their security on the line while they tell the outside world what is really happening in the villages. These journalists are on their own, they have few protections that their colleagues in the capital have. Yet they prove themselves to be brave and courageous, facing threats from both the security forces and the Maoists. We must recognise the sacrifices made by journalists like Gyanendra Khadka.

Ganesh Bhusal,
Biratnagar