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April
01
2006 |
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Explosion:
At least 11 school children
and a teacher were wounded yesterday when Maoist rebels set off an explosion
at a school in Dailekh district.
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Visit:
Indian activist and publisher Anand
Swaroop Verma volunteered last month to tour Europe for 30 days to voice
the Maoist cause. |
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April
02
2006
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Conference:
The Swiss Government has invited
representatives of the government and members of the civil society to participate
in a conference in Geneva (Switzerland) on 18 April 2006. The conference
will discuss the human rights situation in Nepal.
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Visit:
Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president,
will visit Nepal in May 2006. During his visit uring he will meet the king,
leaders of the Opposition parties and Maoist representatives as well.
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Cancelled:
Nepal's major political parties have abandoned their plans
for a mass rally in Kathmandu next week. The The seven-party alliance will
hold smaller demonstrations across the country. |
April
03
2006
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Truce:
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
has announced that it will observe unilateral ceasefire within the Kathmandu
valley with effect from Monday evening until further notice.
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Assault:
Maoists have physically assaulted dozens of party cadres of
People's Front Nepal in Banke district. |
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April
05
2006
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Curefew:
The Authorities have imposed
curfew in Kathmandu and Lalitpur.
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Clashes:
Clashes between security forces and Maoist rebels have
been reported from Dailekh, Jhapa and Sidhupalchowk district.
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Abduction:
Maoists abducted 250 youths to assist their cultural and
education programmes in Rolpa district. |
April
05
2006
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General strike:
The general strike has affected normal life and most
shops and offices are closed.
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Clashes:
In the latest fighting, five policemen, three Maoist rebels
and two civilians were killed in clashes at Malangwa, the district headquarters
of Sarlahi district. The rebels targeted government
offices, police posts and army barracks in their attack. The Maoists
freed 110 prisoners from the district jail. |
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April
07
2006
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Protests:
Anti-royal protests turned violent in Nepal.
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Anti-terror law:
The governement tightend an anti-terror law, allowing
it to jail anyone in contact with the Maoists. |
April
09
2006
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Curfew:
Millions of Nepalis have been affected by a day-long curfew
imposed inKathmandu and other major cities of Nepal.
Situation:
Human
rights activists are seriously concerned over the deteriorating security
situation in the country. |
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April
12
2006
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Curfews:
Curfews have been imposed in many other cities and along highways
around the country.
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Appeal:
The Maoist rebels appealed to security forces to turn against
King Gyanendra.
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Support:
The protests will be backed by the Maoist rebels, the Maoist
leadership has announced.
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Protests:
The protests that are backed by the Maoist rebels.
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Arrests: Around 1,600 people, including prominent lawyers, politicians,
activists and civilians, have been reported arrested in the past nine days.
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General strike: The political parties have extended their general strike
"until further notice". |
April
13
2006
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Elections:
King Gyanendra has promised a general elections next year.
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Warning:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise
Arbour, has warned that the situation in Nepal might ultimately have to
go before the UN security council.
»Appeal:
King
Gyanendra has called on Nepal's seven main opposition parties for a dialogue
with his government to 'activate' multiparty democracy. |
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April
14
2006
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Protests:
Violent clashes between police and anti-monarchy protesters
are continuing across Nepal.
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Elections:
The main political parties have rejected an offer by King
Gyanendra to participate in talks which the king says could pave the way
for elections and dialogue with his government to 'activate' multiparty
democracy. |
April
18
2006
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Dialogue:
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has reiterated once more
his call for an inclusive dialogue of the political forces and for the
king to take courageous steps to find a way out of the situation and to
prevent further bloodshed.
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Strike:
The nationwide general strike is entering its second week.
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Human rights:
CPN (M) chairman Prachanda has reiterated his commitment
towards Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights
laws.
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Clashes:
Two Maoist rebels were killed in an encounter with the security
forces in Surkhet district. |
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April
19
2006
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Call:
In a press statement the CPN (Maoist) leadership has called
for a multi-party democratic republic.
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Violence:
The number of people killed during rallies increases to 10. |
April
20
2006
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Alliance:
"There is no possibility of another alliance against the
Maoists in the ongoing movement," CPN UML Secretary General M. K. Nepal
said in a statement. The main aim of the party is to bring the Maoists
to the political mainstream.
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Deadly violence:
The number of people killed during rallies raises
to 13. |
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April
21
2006
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Address:
King Gyanendra has addressed the nation. In a televised address
King Gyanendra has called on opposition parties to put forward their candidate
for prime minister. |
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April
22
2006 |
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Protests:
Protests continue in Kathmandu and other major towns of the
country. Rallies for democracy have become rallies against the monarchy.
Protesters defyed curfews imposed by the authorities.
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Reactions negative:
Opposition leaders of the Seven-Parties-Alliance
SPA have rejected the king's invitation to form an interim government. |
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April
24
2006
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Address:
King
Gyanendra has addressed the nation again. In a televised address King Gyanendra
said that he will reinstate the dissolved paliament. The first session
of the parliament will be on Friday, April 28.
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Raid:
At least five Maoist rebels and a Nepali soldier were killed
when hundreds of rebels stormed the town of Chautara, the headquarters
of Sindhupalchowk district.
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Withdrawal:
The United States has ordered all its non-essential diplomatic
staff and their families to leave Nepal.
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Protests:
Nationwide demonstrations intensify. Demonstrations continue.
14 die, 5,000 injured during 3-week protests.
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Maoist influence:
Analysts said the reason the parties rejected the
king's first offer on Friday to set up a government was the fear of the
invisible influence of Maoist rebels.
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India:
India is extremely worried about the Maoists' growing influence
in Nepal. |
April
25
2006
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Strike called off:
The seven-party opposition alliance (SPA) said it
had called off its weeks of demonstrations and a nationwide strike.
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Deal rejected:
In a strong statement the Maoist rebels' leadership
rejected the King's deal with the opposition parties, and vowed to continue
blockading Kathmandu. |
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April
27
2006
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Blockade suspended:
Maoist rebels suspended a blockade of the Kathmandu
after the new prime minister G.P. Koirala assured them elections would
be held for a constituent assembly.
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Truce:
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
announced a unilateral ceasefire for three months with immediate effect. |
April
28
2006
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Parliament session:
The first session of the reinstated House of Representatives
opened again after four-year break. The parliament was dissolved in May
2002.
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Move:
The parliament session is expected to remove the red corner notice
and terrorist tag of the Maoists and reciprocate the unilateral truce announced
by the Maoists.
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Major demands: The CPN (Maoists) still have the main demands that the
reinstated parliament call elections to a constituent assembly, and that
Nepal become a democratic republic.
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Speech: Lekha Nath Neupane, leader of the Maoist students wing All
Nepal National Independent Students' Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R),
had a speech during a mass gathering in the centre of Kathmandu. The student
leader said that his party want to geton the road to achieve peace. |
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April
30
2006
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Peace talks: The
new Nepalese Prime Minister G. P. Koirala has urged Maoist rebels to end
violence and join peace talks. "I request (the Maoists) to renounce violence
and come to the process of dialogue," the PM said.
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Attacks: RNA
launched an aerial attack on a peaceful mass meet called by the CPN (M)
at Sunwal area in Nawalparasi district.
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Release: Nine
Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers, who were abducted in Dhankuta district
on Thursday, were released from Jeetpur Bazaar at the presence of human
rights defenders. RNA claimed the Maoists had abducted 27 of its soldiers
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Landmine: At
least eight soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in a landmine
explosion within the RNA barrack at Tamghas, the district headquarters
of Gulmi. |
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