Journalists, publishers, writers, lawyers, teachers, political leaders and human rights activists participated in the one-hour sit-in.
"This is a government of the incapable. If it is a government of the capable, it should take action against those involved in the Himalmedia attack," said civil society leader and human rights activist Krishna Pahadi.
Addressing the sit-in, Shambhu Thapa, former president of Nepal Bar Association, demanded that the government punish those involved in the attack in which six journalists and other staff at Himalmedia were injured.
The publishing house was attacked for publishing a news report in the latest edition of Himal Khabarpatrika on atrocities committed by Maoist-aligned trade unionists.
Addressing the gathering in front of Singha Durbar southern gate, Editor of Nagarik Daily Yuba Raj Ghimire urged FNJ to come up with strategies to tackle a situation that would emerge following Maoist attack on press freedom and judicial independence.
In the meantime, FNJ President Dharmendra Jha announced that FNJ would continue its protests until the government ensures a secure environment for media. According to Jha, FNJ is going to submit memorandums to all members of the Constituent Assembly Wednesday in protest against the attack on media of late.
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