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May
01
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King deadline:
The former Maoist rebels
has threatened mass protests unless parliament abolishes the monarchy by
the middle of this month.
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Displaced people:
The United Nations in
Nepal has accused former Maoist rebels of preventing thousands of displaced
people from returning home.
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Attack:
Hundreds of local Maoist activists
stormed the Suiya police post in Banke district, a rebel stronghold. |
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May
05
2007
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Close down:
Maoists close down 5 Terai
districts against Bardiya's Sanoshree incident. Supporters of the Maoist-wing
Young Communist League had been clashing with the Armed Police Force personnel.
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Intimidation:
Villagers suffering intimidation,
extortion at hands of Maoists, UN media reported.
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Child soldiers:
NGOs concerned at lack
of action to release child soldiers.
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Madhesis:
Madhesis had a powerful voice.
Government should take some serious steps. Madhesis can become more dangerous
than Maoist insurgency in the past , Mr. Bächler, Special Adviser
for Peace Building in Nepal by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, said in an interview
with Kantipur. |
May
09
2007
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Child soldiers:
US-based Human Rights
Watch reported that 30,000 Maoist soldiers registered in the cantonment
sitestan estimated 6,000 to 9,000 are believed to be under the age of 18.
Maoist said the charges were baseless. The Maoists are ready to discuss
the issue with US-organisation.
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Terai closure:
The Terai Cobras,
an armed group also demanding autonomy for people of Indian origin in the
plains, enforced a closure in Rautahat, Bara and Parsa districts. |
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May
13
2007
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Child soldiers:
The United Nations Security
Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has urged the Nepal
government and the CPN (Maoist) to demobilise child soldiers without delay. |
May
20
2007
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Warning:
Maoist chairman Prachanda Saturday
warned of nationwide agitation if the government did not come up with a
promise for management of People's Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments by
this evening.
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New strategy:
Maoist strategy is shaped
by a tension between purity and pragmatism. If the mainstream parties keep
up a strong commitment to the constituent assembly process, the Maoists
will find it hard to back out. If this route is blocked, the Maoists may
find their effort at controlled rebellion slipping into renewed conflict
beyond their leaders' control, Belgium based International Crisis Group
said. |
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May
29
2007
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Top Maoist lauds:
Maoist leader Baburam
Bhattarai stated that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala was acceptable for all
for the country's top post due to his international standing. Koirala would
become available any time for international diplomats but he was hardly
accessible when needed for taking decisions crucial for the country, Bhattarai
said also.
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Clash:
At least 15 persons were injured
when Maoists and workers of Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC-D) clashed
in Simikot, the headquarters of Humla district. |
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