| April012007 | »Press freedom:Journalists still were threatened or brutally attackedby Maoists or Madhesi Janatantrik Forum (MJF) cadres in eastern and southeasternNepal. Reporters Without Borders reiterated its deep concern about journalistsin southern Nepal, where intercommunal rioting continues. Journalists havebeen forced to flee their towns, some media have temporarily stopped publishing,and press personnel have been attacked. |  | April02
2007 | »Interim government:Maoists were sworn into a new interim government,in a major step forward for a peace process that ended a decade of civilwar. |
April05
2007 | »Weapons registration:The Nepal Army (NA) has completed the registrationand storage of its weapons.
Around3,500 arms of the Nepal Army will be stored in 14 containers. Earlier UnitedNations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) said that 3,100 Maoist combatants possessedaround 3,500 arms. | | April07
2007 | »Long-term strategy:CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said that hisparty would not give up its long-term strategy of "people's war." The Maoistsonly had changed the model of "war" only. The Maoist party had notgiven up the political goal, the Maoists top leader added. |
April11
2007 | »Closure:The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum was calling a 72-hour strikein the southern Terai plains.
»Abductions:The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) and the MadhesiJanadhikar Forum (MJF) have intensified abductions and threats in variousdistricts of eastern Terai.
»Abductions:The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) and the MadhesiJanadhikar Forum (MJF) have intensified abductions and threats in variousdistricts of eastern Terai.
»Weapons registration:The United Nations Mission in Nepal began theregistration and storage of Nepal Army weapons at the Chhauni Barracksin Kathmandu. The registration and storage process is expected to takeplace over three days. | | April13
2007 | »Declaration of republic:CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said thatNepalshould be declared a republic by interim parliament if constituentassembly election could not be held as scheduled.
»Elections:National election cmmission delays elections. constituentassembly election can not be held on June 20, 2007.
»Dalits:Dalit activists strongly demanded special rights to the backwardand marginalised communities in all state mechanisms including in the directelection processes through the upcoming constituent assembly. |
April16
2007 | »Journalists:Armed insurgents threaten broadcast journalists with physicalassault over reporting. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Goit faction)has issued threats of physical violence against reporters of Image Televisionand Image FM in response to their coverage of the recent abduction of adoctor and a government official from Rajbiraj, in Saptari district | | April19
2007 | »Violence:After visiting 50 of Nepal's 75 districts, the Carter Center'steam reported 'unacceptable levels of continued fear, intimidation andphysical violence' and 'disruptive activities' in the Terai plains in thesouth that were likely to prevent a credible election. |
April26
2007 | »Strike:The Samaj in Chure-Bhawar called a bandh (general strike) inthe Terai region. Very few marketplaces and factories remain open in Siraha,Sarlahi, Sunsari, Bara, Udaypur, Rautahat, Dhanusha and Mahottari districtswhile transport services on the East-west Highway has been affected.
»Protests:Activists of Chure-Bhawar Pradesh Ekta Samaj this morningtorched two buses of the Nepal Red Cross Society in Dhanusha district for'defying' the indefinite bandh (shutdown strike) in the Chure-Bhawar region.
»Peace process:UN envoy hailed progress. One year after democracy andhuman rights demonstrators sparked a series of events that led Nepal toembark on a peace process, the senior United Nations envoy in Nepal saidthe determination of the country's people to ensure its success remainsa cause for optimism. | | April29
2007 | »Strike:Indefinite bandh continues to paralyse daily life in Siraha,Saptari, Rautahat, Dhanusha, Sunsari, Morang, Sarlahi and Rautahat districts.
»Agitation: SeniorMaoist leader B. Bhattarai said the Maoists would launch the third waveof indefinite peaceful agitation if republic is not announced by the thirdweek of May.
»IDPs: Hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes during the decade-longwar between Maoist rebels and the government are having difficulty returningto their homes, despite the conflict ending in November 2006, aid workerssay. |
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