What's up in Kathmandu, or is it ... "Down with the King"?

It's quite tense in Kathamdnu these days. The government has cut the lines and made it quite difficult for majority of Nepalese people to talk to enct other in the phone. And in this way the regime is buying a little extra time in dealing with all the problems facing the country, and - not the least - facing the monarchy, which probably will be unable to attend another Dasain-festival from the Royal Balcony in the old Royal Palace on Durbar Square in Kathmandu. If you don't know how to get the latest news from Nepal I'll just give you some few hints. Start every morning by having a short (or longer) look on Google News on Nepal. But the are lots of other sources, and I shall now hand over the writings to Paramendra Bhagat who just wrote the following on Global Voices:

Day 2: Nepal Democracy Movement
by Paramendra Bhagat from Global Voices, April 8, 2006

More than a thousand have been arrested, many have been beaten up, several killed, and Home Minister Kamal Thapa has threatened martial law. If there was a time when the international community could reach out in solidarity, this is it. Democracy For Nepal, DFN, has talked of two events in New York City among the Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal: April 8: New Year, April 9.
A Global Voices blog entry got the blogger an offer from the BBC World Service to participate in a discussion on Nepal: BBC Calls. Phalano.com has photos: Day 1 Photos, Day 2 Photos.
INSN has detailed coverage on the action in the streets: Patan: 1990 Revisited, Reports On Arrests, Protestors Declare Kirtipur Independent, Day I: One Killed, Hundreds Arrested Nationwide, Two Hurt In Police Firing, Protestors Police Clash All Over The Valley.
United We Blog, UWB, has some great coverage on the protests: Kirtipur And Patan Through Lens, Royal Madness, General Strike Day II Updates, General Strike Day I Diary, On Photos: April Uprising I.

source: Global Voices - see the original article here.

and on the day before yesterday Paramendra had this commentary:

Kathmandu's tense Political Moves
by Paramendra Bhagat from Global Voices, April 6, 2006

The seven party alliance in Nepal is in the middle of its ?decisive? protests to topple the autocratic regime in Nepal, and the protest programs have met with unprecedented resistance from the security forces.United We Blog, UWB, has some remarkable coverage as usual. General Strike Day I Diary, On Photos: April Uprising I, Maoists Attack on Sarlahi, The Eve of General Strike, Leaders & Professionals Arrested, Interests of Power Centers, April Uprising: What to Expect?.
Democracy For Nepal, DFN, has offered its usual political analysis, and calls for action on the part of the Nepali democrats worldwide: April 9, April Revolution: Document Every Atrocity, The Fascists In Kathmandu, Final Act: Disobey The Curfew, April 6,7,8,9, April 16,17,18,19, April 26,27,28,29, Write To Bush, Condi Before Possible Clampdown, Kamal Thapa Is A Nazi, Kamal Thapa Going Jail, Kamal Thapa Chukkie Pissing.
DFN also has covered three time Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba?s trip to New York City. There are video clips and photos: Deuba Off To DC, Deuba In Jackson Heights, Deuba At Hotel Pennsylvania, Deuba At Columbia.
DFN?s calls for action fall in several category. The number one is the work being done to launch an organization of Nepalis worldwide to aid the revolution for democracy. Hamro Nepal All Set To Be Launched. The blog also has an extensive video interview with Dinesh Tripathi, Advocate, Supreme Court of Nepal, who has been working harder than anyone else to seek legal remedies on behalf of the movement: Dinesh Tripathi, Your Worst Nightmare.
Samudaya speaks to release those who have been arrested: The movement must not be aborted.
Mero Sansar is right there with United We Blog in terms of coverage. Just look at this photo blog.

source: Global Voices - see the original article here.