Fourteen journalists and two activists filed separate cases at the Kathmandu district court Thursday seeking compensation from the state for their "illegal" detention during the emergency which ended 28 August. They have demanded compensation of up to Rs100,000 each in accordance with a six-year-old law. "We want to set a precedent that the state must bear responsibility for violating people's fundamental rights even during the state of emergency," said Shyam Shrestha (right), editor of Mulyankan magazine.