With conspiracies and stratagems, the feudal and regressive elements crushed in October 2002 the limited democracy brought about in Nepal with the sacrifice of hundreds of people in the 1990 United People's Movement. Nepal is now entailing the dictatorial and repressive regime of the absolute monarchy that emerged with the backing of military in February 2005. A United People's Peaceful Movement has been waged on April 6, 2006 for democracy and against the regime which, with the rampant misuse of military forces, has come down heavily upon the movement by seriously injuring thousands and killing several demonstrators. Newar Solidarity Campaign Nepal (NESOCA Nepal) strongly opposes and vehemently condemns the brutal and savage suppression of the demonstrators by the regime and strongly demands with it (1) to immediately put an end to such cruel suppression, (2) to adequately and immediately indemnify those killed and injured in the movement, and (3) to release without delay all political prisoners including Newar leaders Padma Ratna Tuladhar, Malla K. Sunder, Rajendra Shrestha, Navin Chitrakar, Shyam Shrestha, Dr. Mathura P. Shrestha, Shambhu B. Shrestha and others arrested in the movement. As liberation, equality and autonomy for discriminated nationalities can be had only in democracy, NESOCA Nepal expresses its hearty solidarity with the ongoing movement. NESOCA Nepal also strongly demands with the agitating Seven-Party Alliance and other forces of the movement to make a public announcement without delay that the objective of the movement is also to restructure Nepal into a federal state with freedom, equality and autonomy for all indigenous nationalities.



We Newars are the nationality which has been the victim of the meanest discriminative and the severest repressive policy of the state since 1769 AD. A large number of Newars, who knew that national liberation and equality can be had only in democracy, had taken active part in the 1940, 1950, 1980 and 1990 people's uprisings; Shukra Raj Joshi, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Ganga Lal Shrestha and several other Newars who never knew to bow down to injustice and atrocity had accepted martyrdom. Famous with the name of Iron Man, Newar leader late Ganesh Man Singh was the all-accepted leader and the supreme commander of the 1990 United People's Movement. NESOCA Nepal calls on all Newar community members to recall their glorious history of struggle and to join in the United People's Movement ongoing all over the country for democracy wherein national liberation, equality and autonomy can be achieved. We also urge our community members to make open-heart donations to support treatment of those injured in the movement due to suppression by the atrocitious regime.



Dated: April 16, 2006



For NESOCA Nepal

Maheswor Shrestha