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Chabahil Protests on Photos
Demonstrators are going on in Nepal for democracy and the Chabahil today is an example what’s going on in the country By Todd Krainin The spirit for demonstration for democracy is not less.
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General Strike Day XI
UWB! Team Evening Updates Chabahil, 6PM Right now, student leader Gagan Thapa is addressing the mass that staged peaceful protest in the non-prohibited area. Here’s a quick update between 4:30 t0 6 PM: In Chabahil a huge mass was singing with madals and chanting slogans. Human Rights acivists and monitors were watching the event. Police…
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Newars For Nepal Democracy Movement
UWB received this statement from Maheswor Shrestha of NESOCA Nepal. Newar Solidarity Campaign Nepal Statement With conspiracies and stratagems, the feudal and regressive elements crushed in October 2002 the limited democracy brought about in Nepal with the sacrifice of hundreds of people in the 1990 United People’s Movement. Nepal is now entailing the dictatorial and…
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General Strike Day X Updates
Demonstrations are going on with great reduction in traffic in the Nepal’s capital By UWB! Team The rally at Kalanki. Photo by Shaligram Tiwari. [6:25PM] The massive rally at Teku bridge were dispersed by police with more than a dozen rounds of tear-gas shells. The rally that began at Gongabu collected people on its way…
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Bye Bye Brian
The royal regime has deported a volunteer doctor who treated both the protesters and policemen alike By Deepak Adhikari Tuesday afternoon, when I reached Gongabu, I saw Dr. Brian Cobb, his name inscribed in Nepali, dressed in green T-shirt, ready to treat the injured ones. This 50-year old American doctor looked like a warrior himself.…
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Journos Severely Beaten and Arrested
Text By Deepak Adhikari /Photos By Rajaram Gautam At 9:30 am, the procession of 3 hundred journos headed towards Gaushala. As it crossed the Bagmati Bridge, it encountered security men. They staged peaceful dharna. Suddenly, the police started baton charging. Kishor Shrestha, Mahendra Bista and Gopal Thapaliya and seven other scribes were injured. Surya Bahadur…
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Strike and Nepali Journalists
As strikes continue in Nepal, attacks on journalists reported By Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 14, 2006—Thirteen journalists were arrested today in Baglung, west of Kathmandu, while protesting against media restrictions during the seventh day of a nationwide strike, the Federation of Nepalese Journalists reported. Others detained during the past week, including veteran…
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