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Award of Excellence
Paula Bronstein
Getty Images
"POLITICAL CONFLICT IN THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM"
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An elderly protester is taken off the street by riot police as she
tries to convince them to let her stay during a demonstration. Nepal's
opposition groups are calling for a restoration of democracy from
King Gyanedra's royalist regime and vow to continue their protests
until he steps down. Violent clashes became a regular occurance between
pro-democracy groups and the government's forces. King Gyanedra's
royalist government ordered a curfew, cutting phone lines and internet
and arresting anti-government activists while a ban on protests continues
angering Human Rights organizations. Nepali men chant as water cannons
are shot at them during a demonstration protesting the rule of King
Gyanedra in Kathmandu January 24, 2006. |
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