Defying Court Orders
Two student leaders Rajendra Rai and Rup Narayan Shrestha were ordered to be released by the Supreme Court on May 16. The policemen were ready to re-arrest them inside the court premises - as soon as they came out along with their lawyers, police tried to arrest them despite protests from lawyers, journalists and followers. [...]
Attempts to Blur Borderlines
Is peace equivalent to the King’s rule? Is Royal Nepal Army’s success against Maoists is the King’s success? Are political parties and rebel group similar? Are political parties supporting insurgency?
There are attempts to make people believe all the answers to these questions ‘Yes’. But the reality is that most of the answers to these [...]
“Don’t Cover Ex-PM’s News Conference”
To present itself as the non-violator of the human rights and prove the political leaders are arrested just for a time being in the 61st session of International Conference on Human Rights, the King-led government freed ex-Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and some other political leaders. Deuba quickly arranged a press conference and hit hard [...]
Student Leader’s Appeal II
Appeal to the International Community by Gagan Kumar Thapa
on behalf of the Democratic Youth of Nepal
12 March 2005, Kathmandu
After the royal-military coup of 1 February 2005, dictator Gyanendra Shah and his unaccountable military machine in Nepal has been pursuing diplomatic efforts to woo the international community to finance his totalitarian regime. The youth of Nepal [...]
Pro-Monarch Rallies: The Government Propaganda
There has been a few rallies ‘in support of the Royal Proclamation’. Immediately after Feb 1, there were a few one participated by some Royalists welcoming the proclamation. And in last week, there has been a few participated by students, clubs, government employees and many others. If you have seen these rallies, and the protesting [...]
