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| binay | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:10 AM
What follows is a cross-posting from the NepalWatch. I just finished watching them. I must mention that the first one is very graphical (contains violence), so the ‘usual’ viewer discretion is advised. It reminded me of 2046 movement; I guess not much has changed since in police brutality and atrocities. Thanks to Ajay and Usha for your efforts. -------------------------------------------- Dear Friends and Colleagues, Two short video clips with very different perspectives on the political situation in Nepal are now available Jhalak (Glimpse) A film by Ajaya Shivakoti and Usha Tititkshu on behalf of Human Rights Monitoring Network/COCAP about the demonstrations in Kathmandu during April 2004, including footage of the arrest of prominent political figures and police brutality. 12 minutes, 118 MB. Unnamed film Disseminated by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA), this film presents a military perspective on the Maoist insurgency, including interviews with Maoist fighters and behind-the-lines video footage of battle preparations. 14 minutes, 145 MB. On an Apple Macintosh, the files are best played through QuickTime. On a Windows machine, the files can be played through Real Player, Media Player or QuickTime. hosting these two films is in no way an endorsement of their content or the opinions they represent date posted: Friday, 7 May, 2004 |
| binay | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:18 AM
Opps... somehow the link were missing. Here it is: http://www.socialanthropology.org/conflict_nepal/ |
| tabasco | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:20 AM
. now whats the website i can watch them???? |
| tabasco | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:22 AM
. binay, thanks for the link. |
| binay | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:23 AM
Here it is: http://www.socialanthropology.org/conflict_nepal/ > http://www.socialanthropology.org/conflict_nepal/ |
| MillionDollars | Posted
on 14-May-04 11:58 AM
I wish they had it in a smaller file size. eg. .ram or something.. |
| An Indun Poet | Posted
on 15-May-04 06:36 AM
Couldn't watch the jhalak.mpg, some problem. army.mpg was fine. although the presentation is lopsided, i agree with the video on most part. |
| binay | Posted
on 16-May-04 01:53 PM
AIP and others, army.mpg is part of the govt. propaganda, so I wasn't surpised that it wasn't fair and balanced in its presentation. It looked like it was prepared for the US army advisors and other donors. One thing, however, I did notice was that when Pasang (Nanda K. Pun) aka Pasang, the military mastermind of the Maoist, was seen instructing his cadres a few days before the Beni attack, one could see many under-age cadres with SLRs and other automatic rifles. One may surmise how many of those "commanders" are mature enough to know about the world outside of their rosy dreams. Another interesting point to note is that there is a short clip on how the US army's military assistance is helping combat the Maoist insurgency. Interestingly this is right after the clips on the Maoists, in which those Maoist leaders were seen giving lengthy speeches filled usual jargons and rhetoric, mainly against the growing US influence in the Royal Nepal Army. In any case, I really feel sorry for those young people of socially excluded sections of Nepal, who are repeatedly denied an opportunity to live their life they way want due to growing atrocities from the both sides. I also wished these videos were more compressed and streamlined for the online viewing. I also had problems viewing it in QuickTime, so what I did was that I saved in the hard-drive by selecting "save target as..." and then viewed them in PowerDVD. I thought the first video (jhalak.mpg) is really worth it. There were a couple of clips showing chilling brutality of the police, which could leave anyone numb and/or shivered. |