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August
15
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Achham: Security forces and armed Maoists clashed for eight hours.
According to RNA, one security person was injured, many Maoists were killed.
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Achham: RNA troops have finished their offensive against the Maoists'
strongholds. According to Army spokesman, the troops have foiled a plan
of the Maoist rebels to organise a major mass meeting. The Maoists said
that the army has failed in its mission.
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Peace Committee: The Government formed a high-level Peace Committee
represented by top leaders of the political parties participating in the
coalition government.
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Morang: A general strike called by CPN-M have affected daily life and
highway transports in this district.
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Peace talks: "The Government has already started "secret negotiations"
with Maoists to make the forthcoming peace talks productive", Nepal's PM
Deuba said. |
August
16
2004
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Human rights: The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) has urged
the both side of the ongoing conflict to immediately stop all instances
of torture, inhumane treatment and disappearances.
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Dailekh: Maoist rebels have murdered Radio Nepal's Dailekh journalist.
The rebels have abducted the jounalist on charge of spying their organisation.
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Dailekh: Maoist rebels have released a district correspondent of a
Nepali newspaper and an INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre) representative.
INSEC is an important human rights organsiation.
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Blockade: Ahead of the announced blockade of the Kathmandu
Valley, three bombs laid by suspected Maoists have gone off near
a five star hotel in the west of Kathmandu. There had been no casualties
to report.
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Kathmandu: Security had been stepped up ahead of the announced
blockade and the rebel's deadline to shut down important businesses in
and around the capital.
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Kathmandu: Leading companies have decided to close their business
due to security concerns.
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High death toll: According to the human rights organisation,
INSEC (Informal Sector Service Centre ), the number of Nepalis killed since
the Maoist insurgency began in 1996 crossed the 10,000 mark. INSEC lists
only verified deaths of the ongoing war in the country. |
August
18
2004
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Journalists: The Maoists have issued 'execution order' to ten more
journalists.
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Blockade: The indefinite highway blockade called by Maoist-affiliated
student organisation and trade union is affecting daily life in the Kathmandu
Valley.
Most
of the the Bus entrepreneurs have suspended its services to Kathmandu.
Security forces in the country have been placed on high alert.
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Maoists' demand: The ANNISU-R has called for the blockade demanding
the government to make public the whereabouts of the missing student leaders,
order a probe into the deaths of their leaders and provide compensation
to the families of those killed by security forces.
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Escalation: The Maoists are gradually intensifying their activities
in and around Kathmandu to make their demands heard.
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Shutdown: More than 20 national and multinational top firms have stopped
operations in Kathmandu. |
August
20
2004
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Kathmandu: Traffic at busiest entry points was still below a quarter
of its usual level.
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Appeal: Bussiness leaders are urging an immediate ceasefire and peace
talks.
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Kathmandu: Suspected Maoist rebels have set off three bombs in Kathmandu.
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Indian border: Nepalese and Indian security forces begun a joint opreation
against the rebels along the border area.
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Excess against journalists: Leading newspapers on have published special
editorials to condemn the murder of a reporter and death threats against
10 more journalists by Maoist rebels.
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Boycott: The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) warned the media
might boycott reporting rebel news.
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Boycott: US government denounced the escalating violence of Maoist
rebels.
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Human Rights: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged the
Maoists to stop the killing of journalists and to respect to respect
the international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Convention. |
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August
22
2004 |
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Blockade: RNA offers protection to transports coming from outside the
valley, but truck companies have stopped operating.
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Blockade: The indefinite economic embargo imposed by the Maoists has
paralysed daily life along the Prithvi Highway.
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Blockade: Maoists' blockade has affected business in the Valley
, though the rebels have not set up a single roadblock along the Prithvi
Highway.
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Blockade: India is considering to airdrop food isupply in the
Kathmandu Valley.
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Peace rally: Thousands of businessmen, school teachers and professionals
took part in a peace rally urging the Maoists to withdraw their embargo
and asking the government and Maoists to observe ceasefire.
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Jumla: Maoist rebels attacked Khalanga, the district headquarters
of Jumla, from surrounding hills using long-range weapons. According to
Army sources, the security forces have foiled the Maoist's attempt to overrun
Khalanga. |
August
24
2004
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Disappeared Maoists: Government will investigate what happened to a
number of Maoist activists who have disappeared. The investigation is a
major demand of the Maoists.
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Human Rights: Hong Kong-based human rights organisation AHRC concerned
over the devastating security situation. "The intended siege of Kathmandu
will increase the misery of the people, " AHRC said in a statement.
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Education strike: ANNISU-R, a student organisation affiliated to CPN-M,
called education strike leaves schools and colleges closed in the Gandak
zone.
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Tourism: CPN-Maoist district committees of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and
Dhading declared not to target ambulances, tourist vehicles and cars of
journalists during their embargo.
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Jumla: According to RNA sources, at least five Maoist rebels
and a soldier were killed during the Maoist attack in Khalanga, the headquarters
of Jumla district.
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Embargo: Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Nepal seeks to break rebel blockade
with air patrols.
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Peace talks: The Nepalese Government has invited the Maoists
for unconditional talks.
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Peace talks: Human rights activist and former facilitator of
the peace talks in 2003 P.R.Tuladhar ruled out Government-Maoist contacts.
He further ruled out even a secret dialogue between the two conflict parties.
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Soldiers under fire: Army soldiers came under Maoist fire when
they were claring a rebel roadblock northeast of Kathmandu.
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Bombe diffused: Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) experts have diffussed
a heavy bomb led by suspected Maoists in front of a Goverment building.
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Blockade
lifted: An Maoist announcement said
that the rebel's blockade would be suspended for a month with effect from
August 25. |
August
28
2004
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Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Project: The German Embassy
has deplored the repeated threats directed by Maoists against the companies
involved in the largely financed project.
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Jumla incident: >The
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called the Maoists to release civilians,
government employees and security personnel abducted during their operation
in Khalanga.
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Maoist Embargo: The CPN-Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade
Unions (ANFTU) had appealed the countries other than the US to continue
their operations as usual.
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Maoist demands: The CPN-Maoist-affiliated student organisation ANNISU-R
has formed a negotiation team for talks with the government.
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Closure of industries: ANFTU's chairman said that Maoist call
for closure of one dozen major business is still in place.
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Maoist strikes: The Maoist rebels declared a indefinite general strike
in the headquarters of Ilam, Panchthar and Terhathum districts from August
31, 2004.
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Maoist strikes: A indefinite general strike called by the Maoist rebels
is affecting daily life in Saptari, Siraha and Dhanusha districts.
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Kavre: The Maoists have withdrawn the indefinite strike in Kavre
district protesting against the killing and abduction of their cadres.
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VDC secretaries under pressure: Maoist district committees
in Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot and Tanahun districts have urged all the VDC
secretaries in the districts to resign from their posts. |
August
30
2004
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Peace talks: Maoists want truce to open way for talks.
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Kathmandu: Suspected Maoists have killed a traffic policemen.
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Landmine: A Maoist planted landmine exploded on the Lamosanghu Jiri
road killing at least three civilians.
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India: Indian government wants to stop increased connections between
the Nepali Maoists and Indian insurgent groups.
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India: Indian police have detained four Nepali Maoists including one
prominent Maoist central cadre in India's northeastern district of
Darjeeling.
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Kathmandu, Kavre: Maoists have exploded bombs near government and industry
buildings.
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Human rights: Since 1998, Amnesty International has received reports
of 622 cases of "disappearance", hundreds of cases of extrajudicial executions,
thousands of arbitrary arrests and widespread torture by security forces.
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Human rights: Amnesty International has received numerous reports of
abductions, torture and killings by the CPN (Maoist) and has frequently
called on its leadership to end these abuses and abide by international
humanitarian law. |
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