They have made a lot of progress in the last few years. I hope they will take the whole country soon. Thank you for the information Mazenov.
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With more than 80% of Nepal under the control of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and its People's Liberation Army, I present you these 3 dispatches:
Revolutionary Autonomous Region Declared in Western Nepal
Revolutionary Worker #1227, February 1, 2004, posted at rwor.org
We received the following from A World to Win News Service.
January 19, 2004. A World to Win News Service. In an enormous step toward the emancipation of all of Nepal, the people of the Magar region in the western part of the country have established their own revolutionary autonomous regional government. The Magar people are a minority nationality who have been oppressed and without political power since Prithur Narayan Shah conquered them and Nepal's other minority peoples--who together make up the majority of Nepalese--when he led the violent unification of Nepal in 1768.
The Magar Autonomous Region was announced on January 9, 2004, amid a gathering of 75,000 people of that region. A convention held on the 7th and 8th of January of the 130 representatives of the Magar Autonomous Region elected a 27-member Working Committee.
The People's War led by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has inflicted severe defeats on the armed forces of the monarchy, making it possible for the people of much of rural Nepal to seize political power and set up their own ruling United People's Committees. CPN(M) policy is to fight for a country- wide united government of anti-feudal and anti-imperialist patriotic forces, within which the oppressed nationalities will have the right of self determination... Continue this news brief at http://rwor.org/a/1227/nepalautonomous.htm
Backpackers Checking Out Nepal People's War
January 19, 2004. A World to Win News Service. Tourist arrivals in Nepal were up by 50% in November and December 2003 as compared to the last two months of the year before. This was unexpected, because the government has put the whole country under a state of emergency and many Western governments have advised their citizens to avoid the country because of the now almost eight- year-old people's war. But, according to BBC, at least, it seems that the people's war is one of the main reasons Western youth are coming to Nepal.
The British Broadcasting Service reports that many youth actively seek out a chance to chat with the Maoist-led rebels.
A Canadian trekking guide returning from the Khumbu region where Mount Sagarmatha (Everest) is located told a BBC reporter that for many of her charges talking with Maoist rebels was the high point of their visit. A professional with 18 years of experience, she said that she herself had several such meetings. "I have had pleasant talks with them and they were quite polite with me."... Continue this news brief at http://rwor.org/a/1227/nepalbackpackers.htm
Nepal Rulers: Desperate Schemes and Royal Failures
January 12, 2003. A World to Win News Service. On paper, Nepal is a constitutional monarchy, that is, a state where the power of the king is limited by law and shared with parliament. But in fact the feudal king has taken all power into his own hands, with his power based more and more nakedly on the Royal Army, which in turn is backed by the U.S.
The fig leaf of a constitutional monarchy fell to the ground when King Gyanendra dissolved parliament, sacked the government, and appointed his own prime minister and cabinet in October 2002. Since then, he has increasingly adopted fascistic measures both in relation to the People's War led by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the now-unemployed reactionary parliamentary parties. The king's current Finance Minister (and ex-acting Prime Minister) Prakash Chandra Lohani recently declared that even criticism of the king or his government would no longer be tolerated.
Quoting a speech Lohani delivered in the district of Morang in eastern Nepal on December 20, Kantipuronline wrote, "Lohani said it is illegal to make provocative words against the monarchy and the government. The government would leave no stone unturned to punish those people who voiced criticism of the monarchy, he added."... Continue this news brief at http://rwor.org/a/1227/nepalking.htm
For more info on the People's War in Nepal, check out:
Official Homepage of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
International Nepalese Solidarity Forum
A World to Win! News Service
The People's War in Nepal @ Revolutionary Worker
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They have made a lot of progress in the last few years. I hope they will take the whole country soon. Thank you for the information Mazenov.
Formerly known as Chairman Mao
Between the people and their enemies there can be nothing in common but the sword; we must govern by iron those who cannot be governed by justice
~Saint-Just
I condemn the dust of which I am made, this dust that speaks to you now. It can be persecuted, it can be brought to death. But I challenge the world to take from me that part of me which will live through the centuries and survive in the skies.
~Saint-Just
