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April
01
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Press freedom:
Journalists still were threatened or brutally attacked
by Maoists or Madhesi Janatantrik Forum (MJF) cadres in eastern and southeastern
Nepal. Reporters Without Borders reiterated its deep concern about journalists
in southern Nepal, where intercommunal rioting continues. Journalists have
been forced to flee their towns, some media have temporarily stopped publishing,
and press personnel have been attacked. |
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April
02
2007
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Interim government:
Maoists were sworn into a new interim government,
in a major step forward for a peace process that ended a decade of civil
war. |
April
05
2007
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Weapons registration:
The Nepal Army (NA) has completed the registration
and storage of its weapons.
Around
3,500 arms of the Nepal Army will be stored in 14 containers. Earlier United
Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) said that 3,100 Maoist combatants possessed
around 3,500 arms. |
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April
07
2007
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Long-term strategy:
CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said that his
party would not give up its long-term strategy of "people's war." The Maoists
only had changed the model of "war" only. The Maoist party had not
given up the political goal, the Maoists top leader added. |
April
11
2007
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Closure:
The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum was calling a 72-hour strike
in the southern Terai plains.
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Abductions:
The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) and the Madhesi
Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have intensified abductions and threats in various
districts of eastern Terai.
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Abductions:
The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) and the Madhesi
Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have intensified abductions and threats in various
districts of eastern Terai.
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Weapons registration:
The United Nations Mission in Nepal began the
registration and storage of Nepal Army weapons at the Chhauni Barracks
in Kathmandu. The registration and storage process is expected to take
place over three days. |
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April
13
2007
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Declaration of republic:
CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said that
Nepalshould be declared a republic by interim parliament if constituent
assembly election could not be held as scheduled.
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Elections:
National election cmmission delays elections. constituent
assembly election can not be held on June 20, 2007.
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Dalits:
Dalit activists strongly demanded special rights to the backward
and marginalised communities in all state mechanisms including in the direct
election processes through the upcoming constituent assembly. |
April
16
2007
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Journalists:
Armed insurgents threaten broadcast journalists with physical
assault over reporting. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Goit faction)
has issued threats of physical violence against reporters of Image Television
and Image FM in response to their coverage of the recent abduction of a
doctor and a government official from Rajbiraj, in Saptari district |
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April
19
2007
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Violence:
After visiting 50 of Nepal's 75 districts, the Carter Center's
team reported 'unacceptable levels of continued fear, intimidation and
physical violence' and 'disruptive activities' in the Terai plains in the
south that were likely to prevent a credible election. |
April
26
2007
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Strike:
The Samaj in Chure-Bhawar called a bandh (general strike) in
the Terai region. Very few marketplaces and factories remain open in Siraha,
Sarlahi, Sunsari, Bara, Udaypur, Rautahat, Dhanusha and Mahottari districts
while transport services on the East-west Highway has been affected.
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Protests:
Activists of Chure-Bhawar Pradesh Ekta Samaj this morning
torched two buses of the Nepal Red Cross Society in Dhanusha district for
'defying' the indefinite bandh (shutdown strike) in the Chure-Bhawar region.
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Peace process:
UN envoy hailed progress. One year after democracy and
human rights demonstrators sparked a series of events that led Nepal to
embark on a peace process, the senior United Nations envoy in Nepal said
the determination of the country's people to ensure its success remains
a cause for optimism. |
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April
29
2007
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Strike:
Indefinite bandh continues to paralyse daily life in Siraha,
Saptari, Rautahat, Dhanusha, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi and Rautahat districts.
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Agitation:
Senior
Maoist leader B. Bhattarai said the Maoists would launch the third wave
of indefinite peaceful agitation if republic is not announced by the third
week of May.
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IDPs:
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes during the decade-long
war between Maoist rebels and the government are having difficulty returning
to their homes, despite the conflict ending in November 2006, aid workers
say. |
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