Tuesday, December 22, 2009

YouTube Video of Clash with Police

Rioters clash with police in Nepal

Bandh hits normal life for 2nd consecutive day as govt warns strike could put peace in peril

UN: Police used excessive force during General Struke

In a statement, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Nepal observed that the police used excessive force during General Strike

News, December 22, 2009 -- End of Three Day Strike

Republica: 
Dahal to talk only to Delhi, threatens indefinite strike
KOSH RAJ KOIRALA
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Even as he launched a scathing attack on India´s “naked interference” in Nepal, the chairman of the Maoist party has vowed to speak only to New Delhi to resolve the political deadlock here, and also announced a conditional nationwide, indefinite general strike after a month. [More]

eKantipur
Maoists to 'hold direct talks' with foreign lord, not with puppet//Abrogation of unequal treaties, border disputes will be agendas with New Delhi

Maoists set to announce fresh round of stir  • Fourth stage of protest to begin from Dec. 25

Property Seizures

Maoists seize ex-PM Chand's lands
Maoists seize guesthouses over 'misuse'
MJF jumps into land seizure bandwagon 


Viewpoints from the Nepali News Services

Getting out of the quagmire  SUKHDEV SHAH, RepublicaTake note! The following is an open discussion of a Pinochet moment for Nepal — which would not just be a military coup but also (inevitably) the creation of a death squad regime aimed at the massive decade-old revolutionary upsurge. Such a coup would require Indian and U.S. support — and this article is an ominous “trial balloon.”

This originally appeared in My Republica, December 20, 2009

A flailing nation  Aditya Adhikari, Dec 21 The republication of Nepal’s Failed Development offers a chance to recapture some of the energy and vision that drove the 2006 Jana Andolan... 
  • A new approach?   POST REPORT, Dec 21, New Delhi should encourage conciliation between parties, not confrontation...

Nepal News, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009

 21/12/2009:  
Video: Torchlight Marches of Revolutionaries thru Nepal’s Capital