Nepal Democracy Movement: List of Activists in Jail

Civil rights suspended, press freedom squelched, Democracy is on hold in Nepal since Feb 1 royal takeover. King is continuing his talks of Peace and prisons around the country are experiencing a surge in traffic: number of political prisoners is increasing like never before. Orders from supposedly independent Supreme Court are a joke for the current regime, it laughs at them and transfers prisoner from one place to another flaying the court rulings to release them.

Prisons are hell, detainees are seriously ill, treatment is too far away. No one knows how and why these political prisoners could be threat to this country’s peace and security. After all, they are not waging a war with the nation. Their only ‘crime’ is that they want democratic rights restored in the society.

Here is a list of political prisoners in Kathmandu valley provided to United We Blog! by Ramesh Rayamajhi, acting President of a human rights organization Alliance for Peace.

Bode (Bhaktapur) Detainee Center

S.N. Name Designation
1 Mod Nath Prasrit- Standing Committee Member, UML
2 Rana Dhoj Kangdongwa- Central Committee Member, UML
3 Shanta Manabi – Central Committee Member, UML
4 Bidya Bhandari – Central Committee Member, UML
5 Goma Devkota – Former MP, UML
6 Bhakta Kumari Lama -ANNFSU (student wing of UML)
7 Usha Kiran Timilsina -ANNFSU
8 Jeevan Rai -ANNFSU
9 Kesahav Raj Poudel -Active Member, NC
10 Ganesh Bdr. Bista -Active Member, NC
11 Hari Prasad Koirala -Active Member, NC
12 Bhawani Shankar Poudel -Active Member, NC
13 Ram Chandra Adhikari -Former MP, NC
14 Narendra Bhatta – NSU (student wing of NC), Unit Member, TU
15 Buddha Bir Lama – Active Member, NC
16 Mana Hari Shrestha – NSU, Unit President, Shankar Dev Campus
17 Dev Shankar Poudel – Active Member, UML
18 Shiva Kumar Yadav – Active Member, NC
19 Rudra Mani Sharma – Former MP, NC (D)
20 Siddha Raj Pande -District President, Tarun Dal, NC(D)
21 Guru Baral – Central Committee Member, NSU (D)
22 Bhakti Rai – Active Member, Jana Morcha Nepal
23 Achut Mishra -Active Member, NC
24 Bina Poudel -Kathmandu District Committee Member, NC
25 Mina Pandey -President, Nepal Women Association NC
26 Bina Koirala -Active Member, NC
27 Ritu Raj Bista -Bhaktapur Dist. Member, UML
28 Shankar Dhoj Nemwang- Active Member, NC(D)
29 Kamala Thapa -Gt. Secretary, Nepal Women Association, NC
30 Goma Parajuli -Active Member, NC
31 Bir Bdr. Singh -Central Committee Member, UML
32 Hari Krishna Byenjankar – Lalitpur District Committee Member, UML
33 Umesh Sharma -Active Member, UML
34 Yegya Raj Panta -Active Member, UML
35 Krishna Sundar Gho -Bhaktapur Committee Member, UML
36 Govinda Dulal -District President, Nepal Majdur Kishan Party
37 Dipak Maka -District Member, Nepal Majdur Kishan Party
38 Rameshwor Bohara – Central Member, Nepal Majdur Kishan Sangh
39 Buddhi Kumar Gosai – Central Member, Nepal Majdur Kishan Sangh
40 Krishna Kishor Ghimire- Advisor, NC(D)
41 Tek Raj Bhattarai -Central Member, Nepal Kishan Sangh (NC)
42 Padam Bdr. Thapa -Dang District Committee Member NC
43 Pradip KC – Active Member, Nepal Tarun Dal
44 Krishna Pd. Basyal -Ex. Minister, NC(D)
45 Khem Raj Bhata Mayalu -Ex. Minister, NC(D)
46 Bhupendra Bdr. Thapa -Sindhupalchok District Committee Prez, NC
47 Trikaya Ratna Dhwakhwa- Lalitpur District Committee Memb., NC(D)
48 Tek Bdr. Chokhyal -Ex. Minister, NC(D)
49 Dirgha Raj Bhatta -Kailali District President, NC(D)
50 Tej Bdr. Limbu -Active Member, Jana Morcha Nepal
51 Rajib Poudel -Central Committee Member, Nepal Tarun Dal NC(D)
52 Lok Narayan Subedi- CPN(Marxbadi)
53 Govinda Pd. Kandel -Former MP NC
54 Karna Bdr. Dhanuk -District Member Member NC(D)
55 Chandra Bdr. Bhat -Active Member NC(D)
56 Gokarna Chand -Active Member NC(D)
57 Manju Bhattarai -Nepal Trade Union Congress, CM, NC
58 Surendra Raj Pande -Gt. Secretary, Tarun Dal, NC(D)
59 Akkal Bdr. Bista -Active Member NC(D)
60 Shiva Raj Bhatta -Baitadi, District President, NC(D)
61 Badri Pd. Chaulagain -Sindhupalchok Dist. Secretary, NC(D)
62 Kamal Bdr. Shah -Active Member, NC(D)

Kharipati Bhaktapur Detainee Center

S.N. Name Designation
1 Gagan Kumar Thapa -Former General Secretary, NSU, NC
2 Keshav Singh -President, NSU
3 Lok Bdr. Karki -Unit President, NSU, Baneshwor Campus
4 Bharat Bhatta -Dhading Dist. President, NSU
5 Bidur Banjara -Active Member, NC
6 Bimal Shrestha- Active Member, NC
7 Pramod Koirala- Active Member, NC
8 Harsha Jit Lama- Active Member, NC
9 Shiva Pd. Humagain -Kavre Dist. President, NC
10 Keshav Pd. Timilsina- Active Member, NC
11 Prem Krishna Prajapati- Active Member, Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
12 Tika Ram Maharjan -Active Member, UML
13 Shanta Prakash Shrestha- Active Member, UML
14 K.B. Dhooju -Active Member, UML
15 Aasha Ratna Dangol -Active Member, UML
16 Shankar Dev Balami -Active Member, UML
17 Tanka Rai -Central Committee Member, CPM (ML)
18 Pancha Krishna Shrestha- Active Member, UML
19 Mohamad Abbas -CPN United
20 Hemanta BC -CPN United
21 Sunil Manandhar -CPN United
22 S.R. Tamang -CPN (MLM)
23 Narendra Basnet -CPN (ML)
24 Nanda Kumar Prasain- Nepal Samyabadi Party (MLM)
25 Rishi Kattel -CPN (ML)
26 Ramesh Lama -Jana Morcha Nepal
27 Rohit Himang -Janamorcha Nepal
28 Ramesh Thapa -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
29 Hari Ratna Gorkhali -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
30 Aasha Bdr. Dulal -NC
31 Prabin Kumar Budha Thoki- NC
32 Bhakta Lal Dulal -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
33 Ganga Ram Jyakhwa -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
34 K.P. Huyaski -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
35 Nara Man Maharjan -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
36 Nabina Lama -ANNFSU
37 Gopal Mani Gautam -CPN (ML)
38 Roshan Kumar Poudel- NSU, NC(D)
39 Mahendra Katila -CPN (ML)
40 Hare Ram Chandra Raut- UML
41 Keshav Badal -Standing Committee Member, UML
42 Hom Raj Mainali -ANNFSU
43 Dharma Datta Devkota- Akhil Nepal Kishan Sangh
44 Rajendra Shrestha -Central Committee Member, CPM (UML)
45 Rajan Rai -Central Com. Member, ANNFSU
46 Rupesh Khatiwada- ANNFSU
47 Shambhu Pd. Adhikari- Nepal Tarun Dal, NC
48 Pramod Rimal -Nepal Tarun Dal, NC
49 Mahadev Gurung -Ex. Minister, NC
50 Pushkar Raj Ojha -Ex. Minister, NC
51 Jhhaku Pd. Gharti Magar- NSU
52 Ishwori Neupane -Nepal Womens Association
53 Nain Singh Mahara -Central Committee Member, NSU, NC(D)
54 Bhim Kumari Budha Magar -Central Committee Member, NC(D)
55 Shanta Sharma -Nepal Womens Association
56 Ram Kumar Bohara -Tarun Dal NC(D)
57 Dharma Dangol -Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party

Lalitpur District Police Office

S.N. Name Designation
1 Arjun Narsingha K.C.- Spokesman. NC
2 Chiranjibi Nidhi Tiwari- NC
3 Pradip Poudel -Vice President, NSU
4 Basudev Koirala -Gt. Secretary, NSU
5 Surendra Mohan Sharma- Lalitpur District Member, UML
6 Thakur Gaire -Gt. Secretary, ANNFSU
7 Umesh Sharma -Ex. FSU President, Patan Campus, ANNFSU
8 Purushottam Acharya- FSU Secretary, Patan Campus
9 Jaya Prakash Pd. Gupta- Ex. Minister NC(D)

Armed Police Camp Duwakot, Bhaktapur

S.N. Name Designation
1 Narahari Acharya -Central Committee Member, NC
2 Laxman Pd. Ghimire -Central Committee Member, NC
3 Gopal Pahadi -Central Committee Member, NC
4 Gopal Rai -Ex. Central Committee Member, NC
5 Tirtha Ram Dangol- Kathmadu Dist. President, NC
6 Ram Nath Adhikari- Dhading Dist. President, NC
7 Madhu Acharya – Ex. Kavre President, NC

Police Academy, Maharajgunj

S.N. Name Designation
1 Bam Dev Gautam- Standing Committee Member, UML
2 Rajendra Pandey- Central Committee Member UML
3 Mahendra Pandey- Central Committee Member UML
4 Krishna Gopal Shrestaha- Central Committee Member UML
5 Rup Narayan Shrestha- Ex. President, ANNFSU
6 Rajendra Rai – Ex. Prez , ANNFSU

Ward Police Office, Singha Durbar

S.N. Name Designation
1 Ram Saran Mahat -Central Committee Member, NC
2 Dil Bdr. Gharti -Central Committee Member, NC
3 Chakra Pd. Bastola -Central Committee Member, NC
4 Subash Nemwang -Central Committee Member, UML
5 Chandra Bhandari -Ex. Gt. Secretary, NSU

Sasastra Police Camp, No-1 Naxal

S.N. Name Designation
1 Krishna Pahadi -Human Right Activist
2 Bimalendra Nidhi -Central Committee Member, NC(D)
3 Dip Kumar Upadhyay- Central Committee Member, NC(D)

Sasastra Police Camp, No-2 Maharajgunj

S.N. Name Designation
1 Amik Serchand -President, Janamorcha Nepal
2 Leela Mani Pokhrel -Vice President, Janamorcha Nepal
3 Bal Krishna Khand -Central Committee Member, NC(D)

Alliance for Peace (AFP) is an NGO that has been working for peace, human rights and leadership development. After February 1, 2005, AFP is fousing it self collecting information about political detainees. Reps of the organization have visited all of Kathmandu valley’s prisons.

18 Comments »

this is too much by the government!all the detainees should be released!i feel there is no ground arresting so many pple without any issue!(lets say they have a political issue)but this is really too much!god help the detainees!(help them to survive the torture they are currently facing)

Comment by tarkasur — 5/7/2005 @ 5:19 pm

Good ! very good!

These corrupted leaders should be kept longer in the jails.

Comment by sita — 5/7/2005 @ 5:40 pm

They are not there for OUR rights. They are there for THEIR rights and privileges. They are there to bring back their hay-days in power. They are there to ensure that they are not dumped into dustbins of history by the people. They are there to come back to power and loot this nation once again. They want total restoration of their rights to rape, loot, bamboozle, throw stones, destroy and create may-hem. They have nothing to do with OUR rights. They must be confined inside these barracks so as not to tamper with our rights, freedom and safety. They have to be confined so that they don’t disturb our daily life. No traffic problem.

Comment by Shuvatara — 5/7/2005 @ 7:41 pm

Patients suffering from mental disorders have to be kept away from the general people. This is in the interest of the society. Otherwise, they move around as if all of us are insane and only they are alright. If this bunch of hooligans were thwarting the chances of peace, what’s wrong in keeping them away? Rotten apples have to be thrown away. It is in the interest of the larger interest of the nation.

Comment by Shuvatara — 5/7/2005 @ 7:46 pm

By coincidence, Worldwar 2 ended 60 years ago on the 8th of May 1945. Sometimes it is good to look back into history:
The Gestapo used similair methods but the 1000 year reich ended a bit earlier. All those criticizing the government, those being in the wrong party were arrested amongst others.

The main media at the time was the radio, listening to BBC was a crime which was punished with 1 year, death penalty was also applied. But estimates varied from 1-3 million Germans listening secretly. Goebbels was the famous minister of propaganda, we would call that the ministry for information, only good news were allowed to be broadcasted. He was a master of false infos, but at the end even the hardliners knew that it was all biased.

Comment by anonymous — 5/7/2005 @ 7:47 pm

Only “good news” ? As the hangman puts the rope around the neck of the journalist…………. he is to report, “ALL IS FAIR IN THE KINGDOM” ?

Comment by D.MICHAEL VANDEVEER — 5/7/2005 @ 9:57 pm

This is a gross violation of basic Human Rights – the King may think that as the head of the authroitarian and despotic regime that currently exists in Nepal, he can get away with imprisoning any body who dares say a word against him and his bunch of croonies, but he better come to the realization that these tactics cannot continue for ever—people will not sit idly by.
As for those of you who have written saying that these corrupt leaders ought to be impriosned- I can only hope that you advocate the same views with respect to the many leaders during the 30 years and more of the Panchayat regime who engaged in just as massive corruption- besides, what proof do you have that all these people are corrupt-think of what is really happening, don’t just parrot what the kings of misinformation and propoganda tell you.

Comment by Kripa — 5/7/2005 @ 10:51 pm

kripa,
call it sita or shuvatara, there are a bunch cyber virus sponsored by palace whose only aim is to attack anybody who doesn’t support their master. for them you are in the enemy camp not because you oppose them but because you don’t support them. anonymous has rightly pointed out towards the master propagandist goebals. these palace dalals are using the same old formula. but history has proved again and again, tanashah haru dherai din tikdainan.

Comment by gajadi — 5/7/2005 @ 11:11 pm

What about prisoners outside Kathmandu?

Let’s not suffer from Kathmandu-is-Nepal syndrome.

Comment by chinta — 5/8/2005 @ 12:09 am

Great sacrifice by those who are suffering in the hands of KG. Yes, truth hurts. Royalists will cry as they have just regained their privileges lost in 1990. Ugly faces of dictators should be shown full. No mercy, please. Let’s contribute to democracy however we can.

Comment by harvey — 5/8/2005 @ 3:25 am

This is not great sacrifice as claimed by Harvey
this is not human rights violation as said by Kripa
Not Goebbles propaganda as said by Anonymous
or the hangman by the name of Van deveer
It is simply a punishment for looting, fooling, disturbing and messing Nepal.
I agree with the some of the above comments that they are rotten apples and have to be kept away from the rest of the basket to “save the whole Nepali basket.” In fact, some of the names listed are already out of prison so Goebbles propaganda is being used by this blog site.

Comment by Chetana Bhaya — 5/8/2005 @ 11:05 am

What’s so distressing to know that these looters are in detention for the “time being”. 11 thousand innocents have been killed by the Maoists. Have Kripa, Anonymous and specially Michael Vandeveer condemn those unlawful killings by Maoist terrorists? These people under arrest were helping the Maoists during the misrule of 12 years. They gave support to the Maoists by giving them a free ride. They have to placed under detention. Girija and Madhav Nepal should not have been allowed to come out.

Comment by Ram — 5/8/2005 @ 11:09 am

Hey !!!! Good News!!!!! Rotten apples and enemies of the nation are having food brought from Five Star hotels inside these police stations. I heard that Chakra, Ramsharan and Deep Kumar are all treated like Kings inside the police stations. They got food and red Label Scotch on Friday evening from the IGP of police. They ae all enjoying inside. Some cute lady police officers have also been posted for their service. Afterall they were in helm of power when these officers got promotion or joined service.

Comment by Ram — 5/8/2005 @ 11:13 am

I cannot believe some of you out there actually believe that detaining individuals based on their political beliefs is a good thing. Is there ONE member of current government who is NOT corrupt. Trust me ladies and gentlement, this detention is not about corruption- its only about doing away with individuals who support multiparty democracy and are against autocratic one person rule.

Comment by sameer — 5/8/2005 @ 11:19 am

Ram,

Ram; Your dear king has sold kalapani to india. these people were good at least. they did not sell the country’s land for weapons to kill the people. where did u read maosit terrorists killed 11,000? most of them were killed by king’s terrorists.

Comment by Dasharath — 5/8/2005 @ 11:44 am

Ram,
Unless you have access to “special information” that the rest of us are barred from- the 11,000 that you claim were killed by Maoists with the help of those detained is not correct. I am very well aware that the maoists are a bunch of terrorists that need to face justice–and hopefully they soon will. The extra judicial killings and forced dissappearances have been carried out just as much from the Royal Nepal Army than the Moists so the Palace,with the King as the commander in chief is implicated in the deaths of thousands of peaceful, hardworking Nepalese.
Those detained certainly took part in corruption but so did every other politican and person who ever ruled Nepal–why single these detained people out for your venomous attack?
Again, before you go parroting what the providers of Misinformation and Propoganda feed you–think for yourself!

Comment by Kripa — 5/8/2005 @ 10:38 pm

It was not a war started by the RNA. It was started by the Maoists. Therefore, total killed in the Maoist movement is 11,000 and all the blame must be taken by the Maoists. The Maoists killed 11,000 people. I agree with Ram.

Comment by Astha Thapa — 5/9/2005 @ 2:41 pm

Yes, the Maoists killed 11,000 innocent people. The blame of the Maoist cadres killed by the RNA should also go to the Maoists themselves because it was they that started this useless and senseless war.

Comment by Sreeejana — 5/9/2005 @ 3:26 pm