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Award Of Excellence
Jonas Bendiksen Magnum
"Kathmandu Burning"
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A protester who was shot dead on a rooftop in
Kathmandu's Kalinki neighborhood. He was one of three people killed in this
riot - the first Kathmandu residents to be killed by Nepal's security forces
in connection with the protests. Large-scale protests were taking place
across Nepal, against the authoritarian rule of King Guyenendra, and for the
re-establishment of democratic rule in Nepal. The sustained protests were the
largest ever against King Guyenendra, who is under siege both by the
pro-democracy protestors, as well as the 10-year Maoist insurgency. Although
the government's Armed Police Forces have cracked down on the protests
brutally, and several people have been killed, they have not succeeded in
stopping large numbers of Nepalis from taking to the streets.
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