One would think that in the midst of nationwide protests conducted under the auspice of upholding “Civilian Supremacy” the Nepal Army would show more tact than to flagrantly disregard civilian authority by refusing a request from the police.
It would seem that the army anticipates little threat from a movement centered around what may have [...]
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Maoists forcefully shut down all transport and business in Nepal today, in retaliation for an incident in Kailiki, a district in the far western Terai. On Friday, police had used deadly force in the removal of Maoist aligned landless squatters from forest land. At least four were killed.
Small bands of Maoists carrying sticks roamed the [...]
Thousands of Maoists held a torch procession tonight in preparation for a nationwide Banda (closure) tomorrow. The action was called in retaliation of an incident in Kailali district on Friday. Police had used deadly force in removing thousands of Maoist aligned landless squatters from forest land
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