Nepal
Overview: While 2021 saw many anti-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) protests and threats of violence, including a YouTube video threatening violence against anyone who advocates for MCC, Nepal’s security services and MCC political support
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: Cadres of the sister organization of the CPN (Maoist Center), key coalition partner of the government, Young Communist League Nepal (YCL) and All Nepal National Free Students' Union (Revolutionary) including cadres of some other political parties staged a protest against the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) in the capital on Friday.
Here are some pictures taken by Ratopati photojournalist at New Baneshwar in Kathmandu:
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The sister organization of the CPN (Maoist Center), key coalition partner of the government, Young Communist League Nepal (YCL) and All Nepal National Free Students' Union (Revolutionary) is scheduled to stage a protest against the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) in the capital on Friday.
The protest will kick off at 12 noon at New Baneshwar in Kathmandu.
Series of protests have erupted in the capital following the government’s decision to table the MCC in parliament for ratification.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) want the MCC to be ratified at the earliest but the CPN (Maoist Center) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) are opposing the $500 million American grant.
So far, the main opposition party, CPN-UML has not maintained any position regarding the compact.
Police in Kathmandu have detained 137 people on Wednesday during anti-MCC protests in Naya Baneshwar and Maitighar areas of the city.
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