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"Revolutionary
Fee", "People's Government Tax", "Donation" or Robbery? |
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Maoist
rebels demand money from tourists |
| December
2007 Annapurna Conservation
Area: Maoists demanding "tourist fee" |
Reports
from Kaski and Myagdi districts say that Maoists continue extortion from
tourists demanding NRs 1800 as "tourist fee". Maoist activists beat up
a foreign tourist at Dangsing village northeast of Birethanti (Kaski district)
for refusing to pay donation as demanded by them. Dangsing lies on the
"Manang trail" from Ghandruk or Ghorepani to Naya Pul some 42 kilometers
away from Pokhara.
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|
Annapuran
Conservation Area |
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| "People's
government tax" |
| Foreigners |
at
least NRs 1800 per tourist |
| guides |
no
report |
| porters |
no
report |
|
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| October
2007 Everest region-
Solu Khumbu: Maoists continue extortion from tourists |
Maoist
cadres have been extorting from trekkers at the Mt Everest region of the
district. Kirat State Committee - an organisation affiliated to Maoists
- cadres collect money forcefully from trekkers at Ghat in the district.
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|
Everest
region - Solu Khumbu |
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| "People's
government tax" |
| Foreigners |
at
least NRs 100 per tourist |
| guides |
at
least NRs 50 |
| porters |
at
least NRs 20 |
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| October
2007 Manang: Maoists
collecting 'Donation' from Tourists |
Maoist
rebels have a strong presence in the Lukla area but have said their policy
is not to harm foreign tourists.
The tourists arriving in the district headquarters said they were forced to
pay to the Maoists in at Dharapani of Tale VDC-3, near the border with
Lamjung district.
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|
|
"People's
government tax" |
| Foreigners |
NRs
1,000 to 1,500 per tourist |
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