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November
12
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Court fight: Nepal's Supreme Court has refused to block a controversial
law that bans criticism of the king and bars private radio stations from
broadcasting news.
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Stop abductions : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called
on the Maoists to end their violent activities that are against the spirit
of humanitarian laws.
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Threat: Maoists in Dolkha district have threatened to take action against
at least 12 CPN-UML leaders in Kavre VDC who were engaged in a campaign
to create democratic awareness among the local people.
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Ground realities: King Gyanendra said that the Feb. 1 step was necessitated
by ground realities, mainly the failure of successive governments to contain
ever emboldening terrorists and maintain law and order. |
November
13
2005
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UN supervision: The General Secretary of CPN-UML K. M. Nepal said that
Maoists were ready to disarm under UN supervision for election to the constituent
assembly.
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Democracy: During a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
in Dakha King Gyanendra reiterated his commitment towards multi-party democracy. |
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November
17
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US vision: The US ambassador to Nepal, James F. Moriarty, has said
the US government is working with the Indian government to forge a common
vision "to help restore peace, prosperity and democracy" in Nepal.
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Political mainstream: The US and Britain have expressed strong support
to the assertion of the seven- party alliance to not form an alliance with
Maoists to fight the rule of King Gyanendra unless they lay down their
arms, as also efforts to bring the rebels to the political mainstream. |
November
19
2005
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Children abducted: Amnesty International, has said the Maoists have
reportedly abducted a total of 8,057 people from at least nine districts
in rural areas during the first four weeks of the ceasefire.
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Political mainstream: Nepal's Maoist rebels are ready to accept multiparty
democracy, stop terrorising civilians and return to the political mainstream
of the revolt-torn country, CPN-UML general secretary, M.K. Nepal said.
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Commitments: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged
the Maoists to sincerely stick to the commitments they had made during
their call for unilateral ceasefire and respect people's fundamental human
rights.
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Released: The Maoists have released all students and teachers they
had abducted from two schools in Kaski district.
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Maoists in India: In their biggest attack to date, more than 700 Maoist
rebels temporarily took over parts of a town in Bihar state in a night
raid. The rebels freed nearly 400 prisoners from a jail, including many
comrades, and killed three policemen and a member of a private landlord
army. |
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