| May012007 | »King deadline:The former Maoist rebelshas threatened mass protests unless parliament abolishes the monarchy bythe middle of this month.
»Displaced people:The United Nations inNepal has accused former Maoist rebels of preventing thousands of displacedpeople from returning home.
»Attack:Hundreds of local Maoist activistsstormed the Suiya police post in Banke district, a rebel stronghold. |  | May05
2007 | »Close down:Maoists close down 5 Teraidistricts against Bardiya's Sanoshree incident. Supporters of the Maoist-wingYoung Communist League had been clashing with the Armed Police Force personnel.
»Intimidation:Villagers suffering intimidation,extortion at hands of Maoists, UN media reported.
»Child soldiers:NGOs concerned at lackof action to release child soldiers.
»Madhesis:Madhesis had a powerful voice.Government should take some serious steps. Madhesis can become more dangerousthan Maoist insurgency in the past , Mr. Bächler, Special Adviserfor Peace Building in Nepal by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, said in an interviewwith Kantipur. |
May09
2007 | »Child soldiers:US-based Human RightsWatch reported that 30,000 Maoist soldiers registered in the cantonmentsitestan estimated 6,000 to 9,000 are believed to be under the age of 18.Maoist said the charges were baseless. The Maoists are ready to discussthe issue with US-organisation.
»Terai closure:The Terai Cobras,an armed group also demanding autonomy for people of Indian origin in theplains, enforced a closure in Rautahat, Bara and Parsa districts. | | May13
2007 | »Child soldiers:The United Nations SecurityCouncil Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict has urged the Nepalgovernment and the CPN (Maoist) to demobilise child soldiers without delay. |
May20
2007 | »Warning:Maoist chairman Prachanda Saturdaywarned of nationwide agitation if the government did not come up with apromise for management of People's Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments bythis evening.
»New strategy:Maoist strategy is shapedby a tension between purity and pragmatism. If the mainstream parties keepup a strong commitment to the constituent assembly process, the Maoistswill find it hard to back out. If this route is blocked, the Maoists mayfind their effort at controlled rebellion slipping into renewed conflictbeyond their leaders' control, Belgium based International Crisis Groupsaid. | | May29
2007 | »Top Maoist lauds:Maoist leader BaburamBhattarai stated that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala was acceptable for allfor the country's top post due to his international standing. Koirala wouldbecome available any time for international diplomats but he was hardlyaccessible when needed for taking decisions crucial for the country, Bhattaraisaid also.
»Clash:At least 15 persons were injuredwhen Maoists and workers of Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC-D) clashedin Simikot, the headquarters of Humla district. |
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