Activists blockade Manipur over security law
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Civil and womens' rights groups started an unprecedented 16-day blockade of the tiny state of Manipur on Monday to demand that the government repeal a security law which they say is being abused.
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Clashes between Maoist militants and government forces in western Nepal have killed at least 24 people, as a rebel-blockade shut down major highways in the capital city.
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Malaysia invoked a tough internal-security law on Thursday to indefinitely detain five ethnic Indian activists from a group that had staged a mass anti-government protest last month.
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Grappling with a blockade called by Maoist rebels and the closure of leading business houses, the Nepal government was caught off guard by reports of the possible abduction of 12 of its nationals in Iraq on Saturday.
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Nepal's main opposition party urged  the government on Monday to call a unilateral cease-fire with  Maoist rebels and seek peace talks to end a road blockade that  has cut the capital off from the rest of the country.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal harden their stance on the future of the country as their transport blockade bites.
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Demonstrators in India's revolt-hit Manipur state abandoned a long-running protest demanding the repeal of an anti-terror law allowing police to shoot on sight.
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A nationwide blockade called by the Bangladesh opposition to force electoral reforms ahead of January polls entered its second day despite attempts by the interim government to break the deadlock.
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A blockade by Maoist rebels of the Nepalese capital, being enforced through psychological fear rather than physical force, entered a second day yesterday, leading to price rises and a heavy deployment of troops.
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Nepal has put its security forces on high alert as Maoist guerrillas threaten to blockade the capital, Kathmandu -- beginning Wednesday.
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Nepal&#39;s main opposition party urged the government on Monday to call a unilateral ceasefire with Maoist rebels and seek peace talks to end a road blockade that has cut the capital off from the rest of the country.
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One man was killed and 30 were injured in clashes between rival political activists on Sunday as Bangladesh was hit by a countrywide transport blockade, police said.
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Security is tight in Bangladesh after a strike call by the opposition party whose rally was targeted by bombers.
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KATHMANDU : Troops killed at least 22 Maoists in a fierce clash in western Nepal as the rebels torched trucks and enforced a partial blockade of the capital to protest the disappearance of activists in army detention.
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GUWAHATI, India  - At least 14 policemen were killed on Saturday in an ambush by suspected militants in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur, a day after provincial elections were held there, a police officer said.
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Police have blocked a Singaporean opposition politician ofrom holding a march through the city to protest restrictions on freedom of speech ahead of the IMF-World Bank meetings.
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Some dissidents arrested in a fierce crackdown on protests in military-ruled Myanmar have gone on hunger strike over police refusal to treat a protester with a broken leg, an activist said on Friday.