Posted by: Poonte April 13, 2006
Call for help the injured!
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More updates: Funds raised so far: US $1975.00 from 51 donors Full list of donors is available at Alliance's website: - www.trackabuzz.com/Alliance Partial list of those donating via - www.samudaya.org is also available at their website. We are still working around the clock to decide on the beneficiary of the funds in Nepal. Dr. Brian Cobb, and American volunteer doctor who ran a network of 40 or so Nepali medical student volunteers (read above) was arrested from the filed and taken to Armed Police Force's HQ, along with with another German doctor and some of his volunteer staff. They were beaten, verbally abused, and refused phone calls to the embassies for a long time. Later, he was summoned to the CDO office and threatened by saying that foreigners are not allowed to do voluntary work. As a matter of fact, from what i understand from his friend who reported the incedent to me, there is a specific law that ALLOWS those in tourist visas to do voluntary work. He was then ordered to report to the immigration office to have his passport and visa "checked". Fearing deportation, he has decided to leave Nepal on his own for now. He has donated all the equipments to Social Action Volunteers group.
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