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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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