Himalayan: Police held at least 50 activists from Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN), the umbrella body of community forest users, after they tried to padlock the office of the Department of Forest to protest the government move to amend the Nepal Forest Act 2049, on Sunday morning. The protesters had reached the Depart of Forest at Babarmahal before office hours this morning. The police had to intervene after the protesters forcefully tried to padlock the office, said DSP ......
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At least 50 forest activists held in capital
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 3rd, 2010
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