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Reports on Nepal's Civil War
Nepal's Civil War
April 2006
'Face of death' in Nepalese town: Maoists' attack at Chautara
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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'Face of death' in Nepalese town
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BBC
April 2006
Mass Upsurge Against the King

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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Mass Upsurge Against the King
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RWOR
April 2006
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Central Committee - Press Statement
Call for a multi-party democratic republic

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 Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Central Committee - Press Statement
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INSN

March 2006

But it's Not Too Late to Prevent New Bloodshed

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.

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Nepal: But it's Not Too Late to Prevent New Bloodshed
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HRW

February 2006

We are ready to accept any result of the constituent assembly: Prachanda

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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We are ready to accept any result of the constituent assembly: Prachanda
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Prachanda interview: Full transcript
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BBC
News

February 2006

Interview with Prachanda

Chairman Prachanda, supreme leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) spoke about his party's current situation, insurgency, and the ways ahead to resolve the conflict. Prachanda, flanked by Dr Baburam Bhattarai, in an exclusive interview with Prateek Pradhan, editor of The Kathmandu Post and Narayan Wagle, editor of Kantipur, spoke his mind on various facets of politics and insurgency.

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Interview with Prachanda
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KOL
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