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21
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School closure: The Maoist student wing All Nepal National Independent
Students' Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) has shut down over two dozen schools
in Tehrathum and Dailekh districts.
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Clashes: Maoist rebels and security forces clashed in Kavre and Khotang
districts. A army patrol had cleared before a landmine planted by
Maoists.
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Child rights: Amnesty International (AI) has urged the Maoists again
to uphold their commitments to respect child rights. AI further
urged Prachanda to instruct all Maoist cadres to abide by international
humanitarian law, end the targeting of schools, abduction of children and
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November
23
2005
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Ready for peace: Maoist leader Prachanda said his party was ready to
end years of violence and rejoin the political mainstream. Prachanda said
that the Maoists would be willing to place themselves under the supervision
of the United Nations or another credible international organisation ahead
of elections to a constituent assembly.
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Deal: Nepal's seven main political parties and the rebels' party CPN-Maoists
agreed to work together to put an end to the absolute powers of the king.
Political parties said they had agreed to a key Maoist demand, promising
to hold elections to an assembly that would draw up a new constitution.
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Government: Nepal's government said it was still studying an accord
between Maoist rebels and the country's main political parties.
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Agreement welcomed: The Secretary-General welcomed and was carefully
studying the details of the understanding that has been reached between
Nepalese parliamentary parties and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
(CPN-M) aimed at restoring multiparty democracy and resolving the conflict
that has brought immense suffering to the people of Nepal in the last decade. |
November
25
2005
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Agreement welcomed: The Secretary-General welcomed and was carefully
studying the details of the understanding that has been reached between
Nepalese parliamentary parties and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
(CPN-M) aimed at restoring multiparty democracy and resolving the conflict
that has brought immense suffering to the people of Nepal in the last decade.
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Agreement welcomed: Defend Human Rights Movement-Nepal, a coalition
of over two dozen leading rights groups, has welcomed the 12-point agreement
between the seven party alliance and the CPN (Maoist).
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Different opinions: Government members have been giving conflicting
remarks on the recent understanding reached between the seven-party alliance
and Maoists.
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Deal critized: The ultra leftist parties, the Communist Party of Nepal
- Unity Centre (Masal) has strongly criticized the Maoist-seven party agreement,
saying that the agreement was reached under the influence and pressure
of foreign forces. Vice-chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)has
made it clear that any alliance that is made without being agreed upon
by the state can never be successful.
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Government: Nepal's government will give his opinion once it has completely
studied the agreement.
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Arms: Arms and ammunition have been delivered to Nepal from China.
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Clash: Security forces and Maoist rebels have exchanged fire in Syangja
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November
27
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Clash: A crossfire between the security forces and Maoists occured
at Lamidanda in Udayapur district.
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Talks: CPN-UML General Secretary M.K. Nepal said that the seven-party
alliance is all set to hold second-round of talks with the Maoists.
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Maoist agenda: CPN (Maoist) leader Prachanda said that his party has
not given up its agenda of republicanism.
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Death toll: Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said that Maoists have killed
19 people and abducted 4013 others across the country after the announcement
of their so-called unilateral ceasefire on September 3, 2005 |
November
29
2005
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Interview: Maoist leader Prachanda gave the UK based BBC his first
ever radio interview.
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Ban: The FM radio station "Sagarmatha"is back on air, a day after the
government closed it to stop it relaying a BBC interview with CPN (Maoist)
chairman Prachanda.
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Websites blocked : The BBC News website was inaccessible in Nepal for
a period but became available again later. |
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