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Nepal Travel Warning

This Travel Warning is being issued on May 7, 2007 to provide updated information on the security situation in Nepal and notes the U.S. designation of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as a terrorist organization.  The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and continues to urge American citizens contemplating a visit to Nepal to obtain updated security information before they travel and to be prepared to change their plans at short notice. 

Despite the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement by the Government and Maoist insurgents and their entry into an interim government, Maoists continue to engage in violence, extortion, and abductions.  Maoists freely roam the countryside and cities, sometimes openly bearing their weapons.  The Young Communist League, a subgroup of the Maoists, continues to extort and abuse people, including threatening Kathmandu-based personnel of a U.S. Non Governmental Organization.  Maoist leader Puspa Dahal (aka “Prachanda”) publicly alleged in March 2007 that royalists were planning to assassinate U.S. government personnel, but Dahal never offered any evidence for his claim.  Furthermore, in a May 1, 2007 speech, Dahal threatened to launch a new campaign of demonstrations and disruptions.

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Violent clashes between Maoists and indigenous groups have taken place in recent months in the Terai region, along the southern border with India, in one case resulting in 27 deaths.  Ethnic tensions in the Terai region have spawned violent clashes with police, strikes, demonstrations and closures of the border with India.  The U.S. Embassy strongly recommends against non-essential travel to this region.  Clashes between Maoists and groups who oppose them also recently have extended into Kathmandu.  

In November 2006 numerous resident American citizens reported to the U.S. Embassy first-hand accounts of Maoist cadres demanding food and lodging, often accompanied by threats of physical violence.  In some instances, Nepalese staff of Americans who resisted such demands were beaten.  Since the cease-fire in May 2006, hotels and businesses frequented by American citizens have been targets of extortion demands, forced closures, and have become the focus of demonstrations.  While widespread protests have abated, the potential for demonstrations and disruptions remains high.  During demonstrations, protestors have used violence, including burning vehicles, throwing rocks and burning tires to block traffic. 

Crime in the Kathmandu Valley, including violent crime and harassment of women, has increased since April 2006.  Travel via road in areas outside of the Kathmandu valley is still dangerous and should be avoided.  Police have reported a number of robberies by armed gangs; in some cases victims were attacked and injured.  The U.S. Embassy reports an increase in crime in some popular tourist areas.  Visitors to Nepal should practice good personal security when moving about, especially at night, and avoid walking alone after dark and carrying large sums of cash or wearing expensive jewelry. 

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In several reported incidents tourists have had their belongings stolen from their rooms while they were asleep.  In late 2005, two European women were murdered in Nargarjun Forest, a popular tourist destination in the Kathmandu Valley.  The murders occurred within weeks of each other and both involved women hiking alone.  In March 2006, Maoists detained several Polish trekkers after the trekkers refused to pay extortion.  Solo trekkers have been robbed by small groups of young men, even on some popular trails.  Crime, including violent crime, has further increased in 2007, and police are unwilling or unable to arrest criminals who claim Maoist affiliation.    

U.S. official personnel generally do not travel by road outside the Kathmandu Valley.  All official travel outside the Kathmandu valley, including by air, requires specific clearance by the U.S. Embassy’s Regional Security Officer.  As a result, emergency assistance to U.S. citizens may be limited.  Active duty U.S. military and Department of Defense contractors must obtain a country clearance for official and unofficial travel to Nepal.

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Although the Government of Nepal no longer considers the Maoists to be terrorists, the U.S. government’s designation of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” organization under Executive Order 13224 and its inclusion on the "Terrorist Exclusion List" pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act remain in effect.  These two designations make Maoists excludable from entry into the United States and bar U.S. citizens from transactions such as contribution of funds, goods, or services to, or for the benefit of, the Maoists

Given the nature, intensity and unpredictability of disturbances, American citizens are urged to exercise special caution during times when demonstrations are announced, avoid areas where demonstrations are occurring or crowds are forming, avoid road travel, and maintain a low profile.  Curfews can be announced with little or no advance notice, and American citizens are urged to consult media sources and the Embassy's website (http://nepal.usembassy.gov) for current security information.

U.S. citizens are urged to register with the Consular Section of the Embassy by accessing the Department of State's travel registration site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or by personal appearance at the Consular Section.  The Consular Section is located at the Yak and Yeti Hotel complex on Durbarmarg Street.  The section can be reached directly at (977) (1) 444-5577 or through the Embassy switchboard. The Consular Section can provide updated information on travel and security. 

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs maintains an information line at 1-888-407-4747 toll free or (202) 501-4444 Monday through Friday (excluding U.S. Government holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Specific information may also be obtained by calling the Embassy at 977-1-444-5577 during working hours and at 977-1-441-1179 during evenings and weekends and asking for the Embassy Duty Officer.

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Please note that we at Sunburst International Risk Management provides the International Security News Briefs as a value-added service to our international clients and visitors of this website. Our International Security News Briefs are updated frequently, in order to provide you with current and reliable news and events as quickly as we can. We have no control over the content of external websites, and links to various external news sources may become inactive at any time. We suggest that you bookmark our website and return frequently to check the current global news posted on our website.

 

East Asia / Pacific - Thailand
Muslim insurgency stokes fear in southern Thailand Feb. 26, 2007
PATTANI, Thailand: Some are already calling it war, a brutal Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand that has taken as many as 2,000 lives in three years, with almost- daily bombings, drive-by shootings, arson and beheadings.


Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria
Lockdown in Nigeria  Feb. 12, 2007
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Oil companies in Port Harcourt, the main city in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, have reinforced security for their staff following a wave of kidnappings and attacks, industry sources said on Monday.

Americas - Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia
Dengue alert issued in S America Feb. 8, 2007
A health alert has been declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever. The authorities have blamed higher rainfall this season as a cause of the unusually rapid spread of the disease.

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Europe - Russia Feb. 5, 2007
Registration Rules Stir Up Confusion
Moscow, Russia: According to a new law that came into effect Jan. 15, foreigners are now required to hand over their registration papers to migration officials -- via their employer or other sponsor -- every time they leave the country and re-register upon subsequent entry into the country.
 

Europe - Netherlands
North Sea Airborne Chemical Danger 1/30/07
U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam issued this warning to U.S. Citizens traveling to and residing in the Netherlands that the Consulate has been informed that a ship fire west of Amsterdam is releasing large amounts of Hydrogen-Cyanide and Carbon-Monoxide into the air, which is blowing east towards Amsterdam and north towards Beverwijk and Zaanstad.
 

Kidnap group leader nabbed East Asia / Pacific - Philippines
LINGAYEN -- A leader of the Pepino kidnap-for-ransom group was arrested Wednesday in Bolinao, Pangasinan Wednesday, police officials said.


Tensions mount in Bolivian region
Americas - Bolivia  Bolivia's central government has said it will not recognise a parallel administration set up by protesters in the central state of Cochabamba. The demonstrators, mainly coca leaf growers who back President Evo Morales, want the local governor, who is aligned with the opposition, to resign.


Foreign Workers Freed in Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria  Five Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region have been freed. Unidentified gunmen seized the group of telecommunications engineers near the city of Port Harcourt on 5 January.
 
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