Police have arrested dozens of university teachers, journalists and other professionals as they were preparing to take out a rally from Tripureswore in the capital, Kathmandu, Friday afternoon.
Professors associated with the Nepal University Teachers’ Association (NUTA) staging rally in Kathmandu to support the ongoing democratic movement in the country, Friday, Feb 03 06. nepalnews.com/rh
President of Nepal University Teachers Association (NUTA), prof. Bhupati Dhakal ‘Kamal,’ president of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Bishnu Nisthuri, former president of FNJ Harihar Birahi, journalists Sanjay Santoshi Rai and Krishna Humagai were among those arrested.
The rally was being organized by NUTA in protest of the year-old royal takeover and calling for restoration of peace and democracy in the country.
Police have given no reason for arresting professionals while trying to take out a peaceful rally.
The constitution of the kingdom of Nepal, 1990, and a number of international to which Nepal is a party, guarantee right of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, among others, to Nepali citizens.