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Hundreds of political activists demonstrated, chanted slogans, organized meetings and burned effigies symbolizing the present government. Large numbers of police was mobilized to suppress the demonstration, though protestors burned the effigies. There were no arrests.
-COCAP Human Rights Monitoring Team
Effigies lit by political parties were extinguished by police.
Katmandu Protests: 9/18/05
Effigies Burnt at Political Demonstrations in Nepal
By The Collective Campaign for Peace, Nepal
Katmandu, 18 September 2005- Collective agitation of alliance of seven political parities continued today at many places of Katmandu. Political parties decided to organize corner meeting and burn effigy respectively.
| Nepali congress | Kshretrapati, Katmandu |
Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| Nepali Congress (Democratic) | Baneshwor, Katmandu | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| CPN (UML) | Chabhil, Katmandu | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| CPN (UML) | Kalimati, Katmandu | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| Left Front (Bam Morcha) | Maitidevi, Katmandu | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| United Peoples Front (Saynkta Janmorcha) | Sundhara, Katmandu | Demonstration and corner meeting |
| Alliance of 7 Political Parties | Lagankhel, Lalitpur | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
| Nepal Peasants Party | Dudhpati, Bhaktapur | Effigy burn and corner meeting |
Hundreds of political activists demonstrated, chanted slogans, organized meetings and burned effigies symbolizing the present government. Large numbers of police was mobilized to suppress the demonstration, though protestors burned the effigies. There were no arrests.
-COCAP Human Rights Monitoring Team
Effigies lit by political parties were extinguished by police.
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