Not to let Mofusul steal the glory of Rajdhani as the center of political manuveur as if, here is an interesting interaction program at American University in DC? dyantyaryan? moderated by the hero of the thread, Homraj Acharya ji. This Friday. Speakers: our leftist political pundit Dr. Chitra K.Tiwari ji, former diplomat Murari Raj Sharma and some big shot from Amnesty International, T. Kumar. The International Development Program Students' Association (IDPSA) & FreeNepal.org Present the Friday Forum: CRISIS IN THE HIMALAYAS: NEPAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER THE FEB. 1 COUP On February 1 King Gyanendra of Nepal sacked the government, put its leaders in jail or under house arrest, and detained hundreds of journalists and human rights activists. Democracy is effectively quashed, the media is now censored, and nothing can be printed that ?goes against the spirit and letter of the royal proclamation.? The king has phrased his move as a 'fight against terrorism,' but critics including Amnesty International and the International Crisis Group have described it as a power grab that will worsen Nepal's human rights situation. The United Nations has warned of an impending humanitarian crisis in Nepal. Please join us for a special panel discussion moderated by Hom Raj Acharya (MA '03): Speakers: Murari Raj Sharma, former Nepal representative to the United Nations 2000-2004 and 1986-87 AU Humphrey Fellow at SIS T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia for Amnesty International USA Dr. Chitra K. Tiwari, Political Analyst and Commentator on South Asian affairs and co-author of Nepalese Political Behavior (1994) Friday, March 25, 2004 4:30-6pm SIS LOUNGE School of International Service American University Contact: Monica Price monicamprice@yahoo.com or Sally Acharya acharya@american.edu (885-5956)