From the BBC:

Many newspapers in Nepal have appeared with a blank space instead of an editorial to protest against attacks by Maoist activists.

Dozens of former rebels attacked staff and vandalised offices at Himal Media, one of the country's biggest newspaper publishing houses, over the weekend.

The protesters said the Nepali Times and other magazines carried articles critical of the communist party.

Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda has denied any role in the attack.

He told Nepal media the attack was by "immoral agents" who had "infiltrated" the Maoists.