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April
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April
01
2004 |
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Maoists
will release the 36 Beni captives within 10 days
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Bajura: Maoists abducted over 1000 civilians
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April
03
2004
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Minister for Home: International mediation would not be a good choice
as Nepal stands between two powerful nations. There is a need for a third-party
mediation in resolving the Maoist problem.
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Maoist
leader Prachanda welcomed the call issued by the agitating parties to initiate
talks for peace
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Communist
Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman: Party has realised the need of the
mediation of the United Nation in order to establish the sovereign
right of the masses of the people. |
April
05
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Kathmandu
valley: Ongoing anti-monarchy protests
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Dhanusha: Maoist rebels stormed a police post in eastern Nepal and
killed at least nine police officers.
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In western Nepal Maoist rebels shot dead and injured Indian traders
bringing goods from India and set their vehicles on fire.
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Maoist
rebels set fire to more than a dozen trucks waiting at a border post in
western Nepal to pick up gasoline supplies from India. |
April
05
2004
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Maoists
called 3-day general strike (Nepal bandh) to mark the People's Movement
of 1990 disrupts daily life and business
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Beni clashes: Human right group report stated that Maoist casualties
did not exceed 100. Locals have been warned by Maoists 2 weeks before the
attack, the report said.
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Beni clashes: Civil servants captured by the Maoists after the Beni
attack were released by the Maoists and handed over to the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |
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April
2004
Minister
for Home: There is a need for a third-party mediation in resolving
the Maoist problem. |
The
Nepali
Diaspora's agenda presented to King Gyanendra: Free and fair elections,
reconciliation between the King and the political parties, transparency
and accountability by the political parties,
an
end to acts of violence and intimidation by the Maoists, resumption of
peace talks. |
| Rashtriya
Prajatantra Party appeals to Maoist rebels to join the the negotiating
table. There is no alternative to peace talks to resolve the problems
of the country. |
| Bamdev
Chhetri, a central committee member of CPN-Maoist: "If the King creates
a conducive environment for talks, the Maoist will not only hold dialogue
with the King, but will be ready to sit for a round table talk with
all the parties involved in the ongoing conflict." |
| The
International Coordination Council (ICC) of the Non Resident Nepali Association
(NRNA) Chairman Dr. Upendra Mahato urged all Nepalese to engage in
and be a part in bringing peace and reconciliation in Nepal. |
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April
08
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Nepal:
UN rights chief hails government's pledge to respect humanitarian laws
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UN
is interested in Nepal's peace mediation
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US
ambassador to Nepal: U.S.A. is intensifying the conflict to force the Maoists
to sue for peace, compelling its leaders to return to the negotiating
table.
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US
ambassador to Nepal: There is no evidence or intelligence linking al-Qaeda
with the Maoist insurgents.
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Maoist
regional leader: We are not terrorists. Our fight is a revolution for
the people of Nepal.
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Maoist
pressure tactic: Maoists have intensified attacks on properties belonging
to Indian businessmen in southern Nepal. |
April
09
2004
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Ilam:
Maoist
rebels raided a police post. Two Nepali policemen were killed and dozens
were missing.
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Kanchanpur:
1,500 people abducted by Maoist rebels released. People had to join the
Maoist's political and cultural education programmes.
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Kathmandu:
King Gyanendra's return to Kathmandu - Government blamed the five agitating
political parties to have been infiltrated by Maoist activists - Authorities
imposed one-night curfew on Kirtipur and some parts of Kathmandu
and banned protest rallies and demonstrations.
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New alliance for peace: The professional organisations of lawyers,
journalists, professors and doctors have set up an alliance named Professionals
Alliance for Peace and Democracy (PAPAD) - to bring the King, parliamentary
parties and the Maoists, to a round table to solve the present crisis. |
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| Minister
for Home Thapa has ruled out the possibility of immediate peace talks
with the Maoist rebels. He calls on Maoists to utilize election as a opportunity
to resolve Nepal's problems through negotiations. |
Finance
Minister Lohani urged the Maoists to come to the negotiating table.
Nepal
Congress Party leader Koirala want to initiate a dialogue with
the Maoists to rescue the country from the current crisis |
| Maoist
top leader Prachanda welcomed UN Secretary -General's appeal to end
violence and resume the peace process. |
| King
Gyanendra's appeal in Pokhara: "Violence and disruptive activities
will not be in interest of any one. That is why we hope all those who I
believe in democratic values and constitutional process would join the
highway of peace and understanding in the greater interest of the people." |
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April
22 - April 31 |
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SECRETARY-GENERAL:
APPEALS FOR RESUMPTION OF PEACE PROCESS |
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April
22
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Maoists
announced a month-long schedule of "people's actions" against
those who had been named in the report of the Mallik Commission
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Maoists
to ban government vehicles from entering all district headquarters
of the country
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Maoists
seek an alliance with mainstream political parties to overthrow
monarchy
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Maoists
declared three-day countrywide general strike from May 18,
2004
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The
USA strongly supports restoration of a multi-party democracy in
Nepal through elections
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Maoist
senior leader: Kings seeks a dialogue with CPN-Maoist to resolve
the current crisis |
April
25
2004
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The
five agitating parties have clarified, that there is no intrusion of Maoists,
in the ongoing protest movement
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Maoists
to release the police personnel, captured from Pashupatinagar
Area Police office Ilam, within two weeks.
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The
time
limit for Maoists who want to surrender, has been extended |
April
28
2004
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Bajura,
Panchthar: More clashes
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Pokhara:
Maoists set a powerful bomb at a government office
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RNA
spokesmen: Army don't want truce, but permanent peace. |
April
30
2004
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Maoist
leader Prachanda: "There were many efforts going on beneath the surface
to initiate dialogue and settle the crisis."
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US
Government has included Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) in the US
Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL)
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International
Coordination Council (ICC) of the Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)
has initiated a Diaspora Peace Petition Campaign
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International
Coordination Council (ICC) of the Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)
has initiated a Diaspora Peace Petition Campaign
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Baitadi,
Doti and Darchula: Maoist rebels abducted over 500 civilians, mostly students,
to participate in a ten day Maoist programme.
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Sankhuwasabha:Maoists
have freed 41 policemen captured by the rebel in Ilam in the presence
of the representatives of the International Committee of Red Cross, human
rights activists and media personnel. Security forces have halted all security
operations in four eastern districts following a request by the International
Committee of Red Cross (ICRC).
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New
US ambassador to Nepal: "The Maoists commit serious human rights
abuses through their policies of systematic torture, murder, kidnapping
and extortion" |
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