(15 Apr 2006) SHOTLIST
Gaushala, Katmandu
1. Police beating journalists with sticks
2. Journalist protesting against police action
3. Police taking banner being carried by protester
4. Injured man being carried away
5. Journalist being arrested by police
Sankhamangal, Katmandu
6. Close up of female journalist chanting
7. Wide of journalists protesting
8. Wide shot of the protesters marching
9. Wide shot of police security
10. Journalist shouting slogans
11. President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Bishnu Nisthuri, shouting slogans
Maitridevi, Katmandu
12. Wide of protesters around burning tyres, chanting slogans
13. Close-up of protester holding burning tyre
14. Police officer dragging the burning tyre to the sides
15. Armed police officer guarding
Kalanki, Katmandu
16. Tilt down from the smoke to the fire burnt by protesters to block the roads
17. Various of protesters chanting
18. Various of police putting out fire on road
Gangabhu, Katmandu
19. Riot police
20. Protesters passing by the police
21. Mid shot of protesters on the street
22. Close up of protester chanting
23. Wide of protesters
24. Various shots of the protest
25. Various of police with sticks
Assan, Katmandu
26. Wide of protesters marching, holding banners and chanting "make this strike successful!"
27. Close-up of protester chanting slogan "our agitation keeps going on!"
Basantpur, Katmandu
28. People holding banner asking people to donate for the victims of the ongoing agitation
29. Wide of people holding sheet used to collect money and walking by
30. Man donating money to volunteer over fence
31. Close-up of money in sheet
STORYLINE
Baton-wielding police beat journalists who were protesting against a media clampdown in Nepal''s capital on Saturday, as a general strike called by the opposition to demand the king''s ouster continued to paralyse the Himalayan nation.
About 200 journalists marched through Katmandu demanding restoration of press freedom and the release of dozens of journalists detained since King Gyanendra seized power over a year ago.
Police blocked the rally and charged at the protesters with batons.
Seven journalists were wounded and at least a dozen detained, protest organisers said.
Protests also took place in other neighbourhoods of Katmandu on Saturday.
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Kalanki and Gangabu areas, a day after the political opposition rejected King Gyanendra''s plea for dialogue and vowed to continue their campaign to demand his ouster.
The protesters marched toward the Kirtipur suburb, which has been at the centre of demonstrations over the past few days.
"Democracy, democracy, down with autocracy," chanted the people as they waved the red and white flags of Nepal''s opposition political parties.
Hundreds of police kept close watch but allowed the demonstration to continue.
In the Maitridevi neighbourhood, meanwhile, protesters set fire to tyres as they blockaded roads.
Police tried to disperse the demonstrators and poured water on the burning tyres in an attempt to clear the area.
Meanwhile, in the Assan area, people took to the streets to show support for the ongoing strike.
The seven main opposition parties opposed to the king''s rule decided late on Friday they would continue with a general strike and organise more protests.
Their announcement came hours after King Gyanendra broke his silence after more than a week of protests that left four dead, calling for dialogue with the opposition and for a general election, although he did not specify a date.
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