Nepal: Last Stand of a Monarchy
Here is an update on the pro-democracy protests in Nepal from Countercurrents:They came in their tens of thousands, ordinary Nepalis who defied a curfew and shoot-to-kill warnings, and marched through their capital to demand the King give up his power and restore democracy. And he greeted them with bullets.
Soldiers and police opened fire on the protesters, shooting them down in the streets.
At least three were killed, and more than 40 were in critical condition last night. A young man, one of the subjects who King Gyanendra claims to rule over, lay dead on the street yesterday, his head in a pool of his own blood.
And still the protesters came, refusing to be cowed. "These are not protests any more. This is a revolution," said Harish Dhal, a demonstrator. "We don't want a monarchy. We want real democracy."
Read the whole story here.
posted by Vencer @ 2:32 PM
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Thank you for dropping by jabbernepal and Paramendra Bhagat.
Do you know of blogs who are in Nepal which can give us regular updates on the events there? Do the Maoists have an updated blog/website?
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