Kanak Mani Dixit, Editor Himal South Asian and Publisher Himalmedia, has been detained since April 8th in Kathmandu with a host of other professionals for defying curfew to press for democratic rights in Nepal. He remains in detention still. This column was smuggled out of jail.
One Year after the Royal Coup in Nepal, Nepalese expatriates plan and pro democracy groups plan a Global Action for Nepal on Feb 1
Another round of violence has been unleashed by royal forces in Nepal against pro-democracy Nepalis. Canadian Network for Democratic Nepal (www.pdfnepal.com) – made of many Nepali expatriates – condemns this crackdown.
An expatriate Nepali organization, Canadian Network for Democratic Nepal, has given a call to Nepali expatriates living abroad to stop sending money to Nepal for a year. “Let us not allow the brutal royal regime to survive on our hard earned money”, it pleads.
Dr Durga Pokhrel talks about the current state of Nepal pointing at the frustration of choices where none of the conflicting parties represents a large section of the country’s population.
Major human rights violations continue with the declaration of emergency in Nepal. Various governments as well as international agencies have said that the democracy must be re-established in Nepal.
Numerous Nepalis around the world have been dismayed by another attempt to scuttle democracy in Nepal. The South Asian reports on protests from Nepalis in Vancouver and presents their perspective.
Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) presented a study showing that over 11000 lives have been claimed by nine years of insurgency in Nepal.
The recent week-long blockade of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu by the rebels of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), marks yet another crisis point for the Himalayan kingdom.