Journalists Beaten at Rally for Press Freedom
From Times Wire Reports
Police with truncheons beat Nepalese journalists at a protest demanding more press freedom.
Shops and businesses shut across much of the country as the opposition pressed a general strike, and thousands of people marched peacefully in the capital, Katmandu, for the restoration of democracy.
About 200 journalists were marching to seek the release of dozens of reporters detained since King Gyanendra seized absolute power 14 months ago. Police injured seven people, organizers said.
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