it IS rediculous.... however, things that have made things worse for nepalese press freedom: * killing of some journalists....... maobadis killed some last yr... and, there are many maobadi-affiliated journalists in jail * kantipur complex and another newspaper's buildings were destroyed just after the f**ing Iraqi militants killed 12 of our friends. (was it before sep 1???) and not sure if these things might have been considered. * RWB might not have been in nepal at that time........... * but one reason is for sure, we are not officially allowed to criticize things concerning the royal family.... pls bring in some more reasons.............. if there might be... however, i do feel the result is strange.............