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Katmandu Protests: 9/05/05

Police Repression Against Political Leaders and Activists

September 5, 2005, Kathmandu
An alliance of seven political parties in Nepal organized a protests and demonstration in Bhotahiti, New Road and Basantapur districts, in Kathmandu, demanding democracy. In a peaceful attempt to cross zones banning protests, police physically assaulted hundreds of pro-democracy political leaders and activists, and arrested scores of others. Dozens received injuries during the clash. Police also open fired rounds of tear gas shells to suppress the demonstration. Some were helped and taken to nearby hospitals by human rights observers of COCAP. During the scuffle police also assaulted journalists. Suman Malla, chief reporter from Pahad Weekly and Shyatram Parajuli, journalist, Saptahik Awaj, camera man from Nepal 1 TV channel were targeted by police aggression.

The below list contains names of some of the protestors arrested:

Ramhari Khatiworda
Surkraj Sharma
Arjun Singh
Laxman Ghimire
Hiralal Achyara
Rajandra Prasad
Motilal Bandari
Surash Kumar Singh
Raj Narayan Jha
Sushil Man Sharchan
Devraj Achyara
Narendra Kumar Singh
Bal Bahadur Rai
Tolnath Regmi.
Prakash Saran Mahat
N.P. Saoud
Chhaya Devi
Babarum Nepali
Mahendra Anand
Barat Bhandari
Devandra Raj Kadel
Sudan Neupane
Bhanu Raj Pandey
Mohan Ghimire
Radha Sharma
Shivaraj Joshi
Ramsarana Yadav
Ramchandra Adhikiri
Deepak Giri

List of people injured by police: Shyatram Parajuli (Saptahik Awayaj)
Chakra Joshi
Basuram Kadel
Badhri Aryal Binod Timilsena
Shalik Phanti
Surendra Shrestha
Bhola Budathoki
Manju Khan
Binod Bahadur Pradhan

By Human rights observers, COCAP

Protestors march through the streets of Nepal on Sunday, September 4.