United We Blog

Month: October 2007

  • Kantipur and Maoist Agreement

    The management of Kantipur Publications and the leadership of Maoist’s trade union today morning reached an agreement to end the current impasse and solve the problem via talks on Monday. In a meeting that was attended by Maoist Chairman Prachanda, senior Maoist leader Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and senior Kantipur/Kathmandu Post editors, Kantipur Managing Director Kailash…

  • Save Nepali Congress From Corrupt Leaders

    Is NC so weak that it can not find an alternative of Khum Bahadur Khadka, Govinda Joshi, and Chiranjivi Wagle? By Puskar Magar (The writer is a Nepali Congress party cadre) It is sad to see Nepali Congress (NC), the party of Prime Minister, which led all the democratic movements in Nepal, is gradually moving…

  • Free Press Vs Maoists: Updates on Kantipur Struggle

    Journalists and members of civil society in New Baneshwor before starting a protest rally against Maoist intimidation. Kantipur, TKP publication obstructed in Bharatpur again: Today’s (3 Oct) western regional editions of Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post dailies couldn’t be published on the second consecutive day. read here Govt vows to punish those involved in attack…

  • Nepali Monks Rally For Burmese Pals

    Images from a rally in Kathmandu participated by Nepali monks and human rights activists against autocracy in Burma. They demanded immediate release of Burmese monks detained inside the monasteries by the Burmese army junta. They also demanded restoration of democracy and freedom of expression in Burma. They expressed full solidarity with the ongoing democratic movement…

  • Nepali Press Will Fight Against Maoists

    BIRTHDAY BLOG: Today happens to be the third birthday of United We Blog!, Nepal’s pioneering web site. But, as in a person’s life, UWB has also gone through many ups and downs. They say, history repeats. It has been repeated, albeit in the form of tyranny raising its ugly head. We celebrated the first birthday…

  • Gyanendra, Challenging the Peoples' Verdict, Visits Kumari Ghar

    Prime Minister and acting head of state Girija Prasad Koirala quizzes the palace officials as to why Gyanendra, the suspended king, went to observe Kumari, the living Goddess, without government permission. As the country is increasingly unsure about the fate of elections that are scheduled for 22 November because of the Maoist behavior, suspended king…

  • The Maoists and Press Freedom in Nepal: What Happened in Kantipur Yesterday

    Maoists confiscate papers: Meanwhile, demonstrating their Stalinist nature, the Maoist cadres in Pokhara today disturbed the distribution of Kantipur and the Kathmandu Post. According to Dhruba Panthi, chief of Kantipur Publication’s regional office in Pokhara, a group of Maoist YCL cadres led by Maoist trade union’s Gandaki zonal coordinator Khagendra Kafle and Maoist district committee…