Nepal arrests anti-king activists

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From Journalist Akhilesh Upadhyay
Monday, March 28, 2005 Posted: 2322 GMT (0722 HKT)

KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- More than a hundred political party workers were arrested in Nepal on Monday for staging anti-king protests, said Nepali Congress, one of the five parties opposing King Gyanendra's takeover of absolute power on February 1.

Forty-one Nepali Congress workers, including former parliamentarians, were arrested in the capital, Kathmandu, where they were picketing Singha Durba, the seat of government power, police said.

There were also major protests in eight districts outside Kathmandu where dozens of party workers were rounded up. <snip>

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/nepal.arrests/

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1. "The King is a Fink!"

Seriously, most other countries in the region have been taking a harder line toward Great King Gyanendra after he dissolved parliament. All except the United States, of course.

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2. Great headline.

Really let's you know where things are politically in Nepal.