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Katmandu Protests: 9/20/05

Teachers and Female Activists Demand Democracy in Nepal

By the Collective Campaign for Peace

20 September 2005, Katmandu- Pro-democracy activists from the Nepal Teachers Association have held a protest calling for multi-party rule. The protest was started at Trichandra College, Katmandu. The college itself is situated within the prohibitory zone. Teachers covered their mouths with black ribbon, symbolizing the restrictions of speech and restrictions on intellectual freedom. During this peaceful demonstration, police intervened and arrested many teachers.

At the same time, the sister organizations of seven political parties' alliance continued massive protests against the royal regime. They demanded the dismissal of the present unconstitutional and illegitimate government. Women demonstrators entered the prohibitory zone from Dillibazar to Bagbazar. Female police forces was unable to stop them entering prohibitory zone, so male police forces stepped in arrested some protesters near Ratna Park.

Meanwhile, the students of Padma Kanya College, Katmandu began demonstrating, chanting anti-monarchy slogans. Large numbers of police were mobilized around the college. Some students were arrested and a few injured by police batons. The area of Dilli Bazar and Bagbazar remains tense today.

COCAP Human Rights Observers are on the street to monitor the human rights situation since the protests started. Observers have been deliberately mistreated by police several times. A COCAP Human Rights Observer, Dhyan Bir Rai, was pushed three times by the assistant sub-inspector while taking the names of arrested demonstrators today.

List of teachers arrested:

1. Bhupati Dhakal
2. Khagendra Bhattarai
3. Rameshwor Upadhyaya
4. Suprabha Ghimire
5. Basudev Khanal
6. Manghal Sidhdhi Manadhar
7. Ram Man Shrestha
8. Saubhagya Jung karki
9. Dharma Raj Koirala
10. Kul Prashad Koirala
11. Mahendra Bhushan Thapa
12. Ashok Koirala
13. Tirtha Khaniya
14. Hira Bahadur Maharja
15. Badrinath Shrestha
16. Hari Prashad Gautam
17. Dhaneshwor Nepal
18. Shanti Krishana Adhikari
19. Prakash Shrestha
20. Prakashman Singh Pradhan
21. Siva Prashad Munakarmi

List of demonstrators arrested:

1. Tulsi Thapa
2. Rita Sahi
3. Santa Manavi
4. Uma Siwakoti
5. Tulasa Pantha
6. Laxmi Pandey
7. Rukmani Pandey
8. Shanti Tiwari
9. Sobha Adikari
10. Susila Silwal
11. Susial Koirala
12. Arjun Shrestha
13. Dipa Siwakoti
14. Kalapana Pokharel
15. Kamala Khadka
16. Ishwori Dahal
17. Sita Subedi
18. Tara Nepal
19. Laxmi Lama
20. Tek Narayan Bhusal
21. Hari Giri
22. Bhim Kumari Budhamagar
23. Salina Pandey
24. Kabita Singh
25. Santa Dhakal
26. Basanti Thapa
27. Mina Pandey
28. Maya Ghimire
29. Goma K.C.
30. Mina K.C.
31. Gita Pathak
32. Sarita Prasain
33. Hari Parsad KC
34. Shata Thapaliya
35. Janu Ghimire
36. Sita Mijar
37. Bhkta Kumar Lama
38. Dipa Silwal
39. Khagendra Raj Pandey
40. Bharat Mainali
41. Surandra Mainali
42. Kamla Chaudhari
43. Jagdish Rawal
44. Tulasa Pandey
45. Top Badhaur Gurung
46. Shrijana Adikari
47. Anuja Paudel
48. Dipa Jha
49. Sanjay Raj Pandey
50. Sujata Koirala
51. Ganga KC
52. Bidhya Devi Bhandri
53. Rina Pardhan
54. Rajan BK
55. Nilam Adikari
56. Binita Lama
57. Tara Giri
58. Haris Raj Tandan
59. Harikala Koirala
60. Bhim Thapa
61. Binda Pandey
62. Kamala Kattel
63. Bina Shrestha
64. Manju Khand
65. Nilam Maharjan
66. Asta Laxmi Shakya
67. Bishow Prasad Sharma
68. Parbati Saha
69. Omkala Gautam
70. Saraswati Tiwari
71. Chaya Devi Parajuli
72. Haribam Bhattarai
73. Lila Adikari
74. Mian Kafle
75. Sila Ale
76. Ram Singh Rawal
77. Thakuri Buda Magar
78. Sunita Roka
79. Goma Devkota
80. Miyan Paradhan
81. Shiva Kumar Yadhav
82. Yagya Dhakal
83. Sita BK
84. Hari Kala Thapa
85. Minendra Riajl
86. Gobinda Guragain
87. Basu Koirala
88. Ram Hari Singh
89. Purna Bahadur Dhakal
90. Hari Bajracharya
91. Prema Tamang
92. Susila Sunuwar
93. Divyeshwori Saha
94. Gyanashwor Thapa
95. Him Kala Thapa
96. Datta Singh Karki
97. Bharati Sahi
98. Hari Karki
99. J.B. Gurung
100. Puskar Raj Adikari
101. Bishnu Kharel
102. Kamal Raj Bhandri
103. Sarswoti Bajimaya
104. Narayan Bhattarai
105. Pratima gautam
106. Gaya Thapa
107. Mamata Thaiba
108. Sangita Pokhrel
109. Mukunda Bastola
110. Ran Bahadur Rawal
111. Dilli Ram Adikari
112. Iswor Mandhar
113. Subas Nemwang
114. Bamdev Gautam

-COCAP Human Rights Monitoring Team