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Award of Excellence
Paula Bronstein
Getty Images
"POLITICAL CONFLICT IN THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM"
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A portrait of King Gyanedra lays in the
rubble after demonstrators burned and looted government property during
the second day of an imposed curfew. 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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