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 Articles on the Actual Political Situation and Background Information in English:

• Maoists Armed with Popular Vote
  by D. Jayshi April 08
   

• Election, and Maoists, could Transform Nepal
  New York Times
   

• Election and beyond
  Asia report No 149 April 08
   

• EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Nepal
   

• Nepal Government cuts Cash for King
   

• Maoists rejoin interim government to contest elections
  by W. A. Sunil Jan. 08
   

• Monarchy's Fate sealed, Maoists to rejoin Government by D. Jayshi Dec. 07
   

• Nepal Poll Postponed Indefinitely
   

• Nepal signs deal with Ethnic Group
   

• Nepal Takes Axe to Everest Fees
   

• UN: Election Process in Good Shape
   

• End of Road for Nepal's Monarchy?
   

• UN Centre for Disarmament established in Kathmandu July 2007
   

• Monthly Stipend for Nepal Rebels
   

• Nepal Elections set for June
   

• Women and Children Count too, in Maoist Camps
  by Marty Logan Jan. 07
   

• Maoists to Join Interim Parliament
   

• Comprehensive Peace Accord signed
  Nov. 21, 2006
   

• SPA Government and Maoists seal Historic Deal
   

• Peace Talks Postponed but Hopes High
  by Marty Logan
   

• Helicopter Tragedy Blow to Nature Conservation
  by Suman Pradhan
   

• UN Role Key to Building Trust with Maoists
  by Suman Pradhan
   

• Nepal makes way for the comrades
  by Dhruba Adhikary
   

• Land Reforms Key to Social Harmony
  Sept. 2006
   

• Displaced Face Uncertain Return
  by Marty Logan
   

• Undying Hunger in the Hinterland

• by Marty Logan
   

• King depressed or scheming?
  by Marty Logan
   

• Prime Minister, Maoist Chief sit together
  by Marty Logan
   

• Must India Join Bush War on Nepal's Maoists?
  by J. Sri Raman
   

• Without an Army, King loses Parliament Role
  by Gopal Sharma
   

• King's Retreat may not Save Crown
   

• Royal Rollback in Nepal
  by Kunda Dixit
   

• King bows to the People
   

• King bows to Mass Protests
   

• King offers to Recall Parliament
   

• The Royal Proclamation April 06
  (unofficial translation)
   
• A Tectonic Shift: Nepalese now say Enough is Enough by Somini Sengupta
  April 06
  
• Ceasefire brings Hope of End to Violence
   
• Nepal Rebels declare Ceasefire
   
• Polit. Pact with Maoists could Checkmate King
   
• Radio Sagarmatha shut over BBC Interview
  Nov. 05
   
• Human Exports Keep Growing
   
• Crowds Matter in Street Protests
  by Marty Logan                Sept. 05
   
• Democracy and the Ruse of Empire
  by Saubhagya Shah        Sept. 05
   
• War by Other Means
  by Ajai Sahni                   Sept. 05
   
• Maoists, Parties take tentative Steps closer
  Analysis by Akhilesh Upadhyay      June 05
   
• Battle of Perceptions Favouring King.
  Analysis by Suman Pradhan      June 05
  
  
• Impact of Conflict on Children
  Report by UN Committee on Rights of the Child   June 05
   
• Death Squad Warning as Repression in Nepal Deepens
  AdvocacyNet                  April 2005
  
• Bhutan a Step Ahead of Nepal
  by Dhruba Adhikary        April 2005
   
• Media Nepal: Living Dangerously with the Censors
  by Sonny Inbaraj          April 2005
   
• Media Nepal: District Reporters 'Jobless in their Jobs'
  by Damakant Jayshi          April 2005
  
  
• NEPAL: THE KING'S GAMBIT
  By Kunda Dixit                   March 05
  
• NEPAL: Communism's Last Bastion in High Altitudes
  By Akhilesh Upadhyay      March 05
  
  
• China offers bulwark to Nepal
  By Dhruba Adhikary           March 05
  
• Absolute monarchy to absolute democracy
  By Kanak Mani Dixit           March 05
  
• A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
  
• Royal Takeover in Nepal: Drastic and Ill-Advised
  by Kanak Mani Dixit          Feb. 05
   
• The Royal Proclamation
  Feb. 05
   
• Nepals Royal Coup
  Crisi Group Asia Report     Feb. 05
  
  
• Democracy Gets Royal Flush down the Drain
  by Ranjit Devraj       Feb. 05
   
• Nepal's King Ousts the Government and Declares an Emergency
  by Amy Waldman       Feb. 05
   
• 1990 Constitutional Monarch, 2005 King-Less republic?
  by Sonny Inbaraj           Feb. 05
  
  
• NEPAL-RIGHTS: Where Fear Rules in High Altitudes
  by Devdoot Sharma       Feb. 05
  
  
• POLITICS-NEPAL: U.S. Dithers Over Aid Cut-Off
  By Jim Lobe      Feb. 05
  
  
• India, as seen by Maoists
  by B. Raman      Feb. 05
   
• Escaped Daughter of Former Premier Says King Ruling by Terror
  by Ranjit Devraj        Feb. 05

Project-related Articles:

• Gender Inequality in Education has Deep Roots
  by Lynette Lee Corporal June 08
   
• Melting Himalayan Glaciers threaten India, China
   
• Nepal Safeguards Four Sacred Himalayan Lakes
   
• Radio Sagarmatha wins One World Special Award
  June 2007
   
• Mobile Camps treat Uterine Prolapse
  by Marty Logan Dec. 2006
   
• Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 - Summary Report 2006
   
• With Reverence for Culture and Nature
  by Kurt Luger and Susan Höivik
   
• Sustainability in Mountain Tourism

• On Cyber Sherpas and Alpine Ravers

• Cultural Cooperation: Austrians in Nepal

• Garden of Dreams: The Keshar Mahal Garden Project

• Micro-Projects in the Remote Areas of Tibet

• Himalayan Christmas