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Nepali Journalists Defy Ban on Protest, Seek Freedom

About 200 Nepali journalists defied a ban on protests on Tuesday to march through the streets of the capital demanding restoration of press freedoms curbed since King Gyanendra took absolute power last month. Riot police stood guard as reporters, editors and photographers waved banners seeking the release of 13 journalists held after Gyanendra imposed emergency and suspended civil liberties. Full Story