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The Maoist conflict: Headlines 2004
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Headlines 2003

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August 2004
. Day 1 to 14 Day 15 to 31 .
August 15 - August 21 . August 22 - August 31
August 15
2004
» Achham: Security forces and armed Maoists clashed for eight hours. According to RNA, one security person was injured, many Maoists were killed. 
» Achham: RNA troops have finished their offensive against the Maoists' strongholds. According to Army spokesman, the troops have foiled a plan of the Maoist rebels to organise a major mass meeting. The Maoists said that the army has failed in its mission.
» Peace Committee:  The Government formed a high-level Peace Committee represented by top leaders of the political parties participating in the coalition government.
» Morang: A general strike called by CPN-M have affected daily life and highway transports in this district.
» Peace talks:  "The Government has already started "secret negotiations" with Maoists to make the forthcoming peace talks productive", Nepal's PM Deuba said.
August 16
2004
» Human rights: The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) has urged the both side of the ongoing conflict to immediately stop all instances of torture, inhumane treatment and disappearances. 
» Dailekh: Maoist rebels have murdered Radio Nepal's Dailekh journalist. The rebels have abducted the jounalist on charge of spying their organisation.
» Dailekh: Maoist rebels have released a district correspondent of a Nepali newspaper and an INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre) representative. INSEC is an important human rights organsiation.
» Blockade: Ahead of  the announced  blockade of the Kathmandu Valley, three bombs laid by suspected Maoists have  gone off near a five star hotel in the west of Kathmandu. There had been no casualties to report. 
» Kathmandu:  Security had been stepped up ahead of the announced blockade and the rebel's deadline to shut down important businesses in and around the capital.
» Kathmandu:  Leading companies have decided to close their business due to security concerns.
» High death toll:  According to the human rights organisation, INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre ), the number of Nepalis killed since the Maoist insurgency began in 1996 crossed the 10,000 mark. INSEC lists only verified deaths of the ongoing war in the country.
August 18
2004
» Journalists: The Maoists have issued 'execution order' to ten more journalists.
» Blockade: The indefinite highway blockade called by Maoist-affiliated student organisation and trade union is affecting daily life in the Kathmandu Valley. 
Most of the the Bus entrepreneurs have suspended its services to Kathmandu. Security forces in the country have been placed on high alert.
» Maoists' demand: The ANNISU-R has called for the blockade demanding the government to make public the whereabouts of the missing student leaders, order a probe into the deaths of their leaders and provide compensation to the families of those killed by security forces.
» Escalation: The Maoists are gradually intensifying their activities in and around Kathmandu to make their demands heard.
» Shutdown: More than 20 national and multinational top firms have stopped operations in Kathmandu.
August 20
2004
» Kathmandu: Traffic at busiest entry points was still below a quarter of its usual level.
» Appeal: Bussiness leaders are urging an immediate ceasefire and peace talks. 
» Kathmandu: Suspected Maoist rebels have set off three bombs in Kathmandu.
» Indian border: Nepalese and Indian security forces begun a joint opreation against the rebels along the border area.
» Excess against journalists: Leading newspapers on have published special editorials to condemn the murder of a reporter and death threats against 10 more journalists by Maoist rebels.
» Boycott: The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) warned the media might boycott reporting rebel news.
» Boycott: US  government denounced the escalating violence of Maoist rebels.
» Human Rights: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged the Maoists to stop the killing of journalists and to respect to respect  the international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Convention.

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August 22
2004
» Blockade: RNA offers protection to transports coming from outside the valley, but truck companies have stopped operating.
» Blockade: The indefinite economic embargo imposed by the Maoists has paralysed daily life along the Prithvi Highway.
» Blockade:  Maoists' blockade has affected business in the Valley , though the rebels have not set up a single roadblock along the Prithvi Highway.
» Blockade:  India is considering to airdrop food isupply in the Kathmandu Valley.
» Peace rally:  Thousands of businessmen, school teachers and professionals took part in a peace rally urging the Maoists to withdraw their embargo and asking the government and Maoists to observe ceasefire.
» Jumla:  Maoist rebels attacked Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jumla, from surrounding hills using long-range weapons. According to Army sources, the security forces have foiled the Maoist's attempt to overrun Khalanga. 
August 24
2004
» Disappeared Maoists: Government will investigate what happened to a number of Maoist activists who have disappeared. The investigation is a major demand of the Maoists.
» Human Rights: Hong Kong-based human rights organisation AHRC concerned over the devastating security situation. "The intended siege of Kathmandu will increase the misery of the people, " AHRC said in a statement.
» Education strike: ANNISU-R, a student organisation affiliated to CPN-M, called education strike leaves schools and colleges closed in the Gandak zone.
» Tourism:  CPN-Maoist district committees of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading declared not to target ambulances, tourist vehicles and cars of journalists during their embargo.
» Jumla:  According to RNA sources, at least five Maoist rebels and a soldier were killed during the Maoist attack in Khalanga, the headquarters of Jumla district.
» Embargo:  Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Nepal seeks to break rebel blockade with air patrols. 
» Peace talks:  The Nepalese Government has invited the Maoists for unconditional talks. 
» Peace talks:  Human rights activist and former facilitator of the peace talks in 2003 P.R.Tuladhar ruled out Government-Maoist contacts. He further ruled out even a secret dialogue between the two conflict parties.
» Soldiers under fire:  Army soldiers came under Maoist fire when they were claring a rebel roadblock northeast of Kathmandu.
» Bombe diffused:  Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) experts have diffussed a heavy bomb led by suspected Maoists in front of a Goverment building.
» Blockade lifted: An Maoist announcement said that the rebel's blockade would be suspended for a month with effect from August 25.
August 28
2004
» Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Project:  The German Embassy has deplored the repeated threats directed by Maoists against the companies involved in the largely financed project.
» Jumla incident: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called the Maoists to release civilians, government employees and security personnel abducted during their operation in Khalanga.
» Maoist Embargo: The CPN-Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) had  appealed the countries other than the US to continue their operations as usual.
» Maoist demands: The CPN-Maoist-affiliated student organisation ANNISU-R has formed a negotiation team for talks with the government.
» Closure of industries:  ANFTU's chairman said that Maoist call for closure of one dozen major business is still in place.
» Maoist strikes: The Maoist rebels declared a indefinite general strike in the headquarters of Ilam, Panchthar and Terhathum districts from August 31, 2004. 
» Maoist strikes: A indefinite general strike called by the Maoist rebels is affecting daily life in Saptari, Siraha and Dhanusha districts.
» Kavre:  The Maoists have withdrawn the indefinite strike in Kavre district protesting against the killing and abduction of their cadres. 
» VDC secretaries under pressure:  Maoist  district committees in Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot and Tanahun districts have urged all the VDC secretaries in the districts to resign from their posts.
August 30
2004
» Peace talks:  Maoists want truce to open way for talks.
» Kathmandu: Suspected Maoists have killed a traffic policemen.
» Landmine: A Maoist planted landmine exploded on the Lamosanghu Jiri road killing at least three civilians.
» India: Indian government wants to stop increased connections between the Nepali Maoists and Indian insurgent groups.
» India: Indian police have detained four Nepali Maoists including one prominent Maoist central cadre in India's northeastern district of  Darjeeling.
» Kathmandu, Kavre: Maoists have exploded bombs near government and industry buildings.
» Human rights: Since 1998, Amnesty International has received reports of 622 cases of "disappearance", hundreds of cases of extrajudicial executions, thousands of arbitrary arrests and widespread torture by security forces.
» Human rights: Amnesty International has received numerous reports of abductions, torture and killings by the CPN (Maoist) and has frequently called on its leadership to end these abuses and abide by international humanitarian law. 
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