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Reports
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Nepal's
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April
2006
'Face
of death' in Nepalese town: Maoists' attack at Chautara |
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On
the gently sloping path up to the district clinic, set under a magnificent
hill, the bougainvillea was blazing. The smell of pine trees hung in the
air.
A
Maoist holding a gun at a checkpoint near Musiriya, southwest of Kathmandu
The
Maoists often target isolated districts
We
turned left through the clinic gate. Up a few steps lay a body, face up.
It was a young Maoist who had died just hours earlier.
He
was slightly built, still with his bracelet wristwatch on, flies buzzing
around his scarred face. He wore socks and camouflage trousers. His camouflage
top had been taken off and a small bullet wound was visible at the top
of his chest.
This
was the face of death in an all-too-typical Nepalese Maoist attack..
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April
2006
Mass
Upsurge Against the King |
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Tens
of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Nepal. An alliance
of seven political parties called for a four-day bandh, a general strike,
starting on April 6, aimed against King Gyanendra's autocratic feudal monarchy.
And as we go to press on April 17, there have now been daily days of demonstrations
in the capital city of Kathmandu and in towns and cities throughout the
country.
Leading
up to April 6, the government tried to stop the strike by banning rallies
and public gatherings and arresting hundreds of people. Dozens of people
were arrested at a rally in defiance of the ban on April 5. And the police
attacked a rally of journalists and physically disabled people, organized
by the Nepal Journalist Association. Security forces also carried out raids
on the homes of opposition leaders and arrested many opposition activists.
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RWOR |
April
2006
Communist
Party of Nepal (Maoist) Central Committee - Press Statement
Call
for a multi-party democratic republic |
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The
countrywide mass movement launched according to the understanding reached
on November 22, 2005 and March 19, 2006 between the CPN (Maoist) and the
seven political parties is heading for victory with unprecedented mass
participation, people's resistance and the sense of sacrifice. Thwarting
all kinds of repressions including the fascist curfew and prohibition order
against the general strike, disobedience movement and huge mass demonstrations
particularly after April 6, 2006, the active and encouraging participation
witnessed on the part of lakhs and crores of the masses of all levels and
strata including peasants, workers, students, women, dalits, ethnic people,
teachers, professors, doctors, engineers, lawyers, journalists, litterateurs,
artists, civil servants, businessmen, industrialists and civil society
has transformed this movement into a real united mass movement of all anti-monarchical
democratic forces.
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Communist
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2006) - external link |
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March
2006
But
it's Not Too Late to Prevent New Bloodshed |
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Mankala
will never forget a helicopter landing in the field next to her house,
Maoists seeking shelter in the village, the whine of bullets and her family's
desperate efforts to hide under a bed, screaming soldiers accusing her
of hiding the Maoists and her attempts to convince them that a boy they
were beating was not a rebel, but just a 14-year-old neighbour from the
village.
The
war that came to this elderly Palpa farmer's door is now engulfing Nepal.
After a short period of relief during the Maoists' unilateral ceasefire,
nearly every district in the country is currently affected by attacks and
clashes between the Maoists and the army. Nepali civilians, particularly
the vast majority living in rural areas, are now closer to the conflict
than ever before, caught between two forces with histories of grave and
systematic human rights abuses.
February
2006
We
are ready to accept any result of the constituent assembly: Prachanda |
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Talking
to BBC's Charles Haviland at an undisclosed location on the occasion of
the 11th anniversary of the Maoist insurgency, Prachanda insisted that
election for the constituent assembly was the best alternative to resolve
the Maoist insurgency. The rebels say the assembly would draft a new constitution
for the country.
Prachanda
said he believed such an assembly would make Nepal into a republic. But
he said his party would accept "the people's verdict".
"Whatever
decision the people give, we are ready to accept this," Prachanda told
the BBC.
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February
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