네팔 뉴스 #2

NEPAL: CLASHES BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC/LIBERATION FORCES

AND THE REGIME ARE INCREASING

While the entire(?) world is watching the developments in the Near East(Palestine/Israel) the situation in the Himalaya Kingdom Nepal is extreme worsening. Since more than one week nearly daily massive attacks of the forces of repression against the democratic movement were/are reported. At the same time the battles between the liberation forces - CPN(M), People's Liberation Army(PLA) and the revolutionary militia/guerilla - and the Royal Nepalese Army(RNA) are increasing. Meanwhile even in larger cities the battles are taking place.

For the coming week(it will be the first anniversary of King Gyanendra's seizure of power) the democratic forces are planning massive protests all across the country... But it might mean that "machine of repression" will come to full power... and perhaps without any notice in the world media(perhaps even not in the so-called 'alternative, independent' media)...