Pramod Acharya is a freelance journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has experience in investigative reporting, data journalism, and multimedia content production. 

Former Data Reporter at the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting in the United States, he has produced data-driven news stories on labor law violations, pesticide use, food insecurity, and other agri-business related issues. 

He previously worked as the Assistant Editor at the Center for Investigative Journalism Nepal (CIJN), where he extensively reported on international human trafficking, forced labor, public health, and local governance. 

He was a fellow at Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), and Dart Center at Columbia University.

He started his journalism career as a cub reporter in a community radio station in Nepal in 2009. 

Pramod holds an MS in Journalism from the University of Illinois—where he also served as a Research Assistant— and an MA in English from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Pramod Acharya

Basic information

Name
Pramod Acharya
Title
Journalist
Expertise
multimedia content production, data mining/analysis, visualisation, FOIA/RTI; agri-business, human trafficking, forced labor, public health, local governance
Country
Nepal
City
Kathmandu

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A High Stakes 'Game' - How traffickers exploit young Bangladeshis’ dreams of escape to Europe

  • Corruption
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

DHAKA - Faced with poverty and lack of opportunities, young Bangladeshis often dream of a better life in Europe that will allow them to provide for their families. Dalaals or ‘travel agents’ encourage and capitalise upon these hopes. Among those that take the risky journey to Italy known as 'the game' are hundreds of unaccompanied minors. The reality that greets them is often one of misery, exploitation, and slavery.

The exploitation of Bangladeshi beach vendors in Italy

  • Exploitation
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

MONDELLO - Every year millions of European tourists crowd Italy's diverse beaches, visiting ancient seaside towns and bathing in the Mediterranean Sea’s warm, azure waters. But while some enjoy themselves among the colourful parasols and picture-perfect scenery, others are fighting for survival.

The exploited Bangladeshi migrants at the heart of Sicily's new food revolution

  • Exploitation
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

PALERMO – The Italian market for sushi has surged over the last decade and is now one of its most popular foreign cuisines. Sicily – which like many regions of Italy is fiercely proud of its regional food culture – has nevertheless seen a recent food revolution with sushi restaurants and poke bowl joints appearing across its cities, helped along by the lockdown surge in delivery culture, and the popularity of apps such as Glovo, UberEats and Deliveroo.

The True Cost of Kiwis

LAZIO - The team has been investigating The Green Gold of Italy, or Kiwi Revolution as it is known locally, since April 2022. The Lazio region of Italy has become the world's largest producer of kiwis in the past years. But glitter doesn't always mean gold.