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NEPAL: KINGDOM ON THE EDGE
Unreported World reports from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. The team were the first foreign TV crew in the country in the lead up to, and during last month’s pro-democracy demonstrations.
Friday 19 May 2006 7.35pm
Unreported World reports from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. The team were the first foreign TV crew in the country in the lead up to, and during last month’s pro-democracy demonstrations.
Friday 19 May 2006 7.35pm
Unreported World films closely with the young opposition leaders in the first hours and days of the anti-government demonstrations in Kathmandu, which were met with live ammunition, tear gas and rubber bullets from the security forces.
Several end up in injured in hospital. Reporter Sandra Jordan and director Dan Edge also trek dozens of kilometres deep into the mountainous territory controlled by anti-government Maoist forces, and talk to the leaders of the rebellion about their strategy for overturning the King’s rule.
With Nepal facing an uneasy peace following the King’s promise to restore government, Unreported World examines the chances for long-term democracy in Nepal. Will the fragile pact between opposition parties continue to hold?
Will the King’s pledge to restore democracy last? What side will the army take and will the rebels, who continue to increase their grip on the country, decide to take on the capital and establish a Maoist state?
Several end up in injured in hospital. Reporter Sandra Jordan and director Dan Edge also trek dozens of kilometres deep into the mountainous territory controlled by anti-government Maoist forces, and talk to the leaders of the rebellion about their strategy for overturning the King’s rule.
With Nepal facing an uneasy peace following the King’s promise to restore government, Unreported World examines the chances for long-term democracy in Nepal. Will the fragile pact between opposition parties continue to hold?
Will the King’s pledge to restore democracy last? What side will the army take and will the rebels, who continue to increase their grip on the country, decide to take on the capital and establish a Maoist state?
