Nepal Protesters Demand Return to Democracy
Nepal's King Gyanendra appeared on national television on Friday to announce that he will hand his power over to the people.
Members of the All Nepal National Free Students Union march in a torchlight procession against the rule of King Gyanendra at Chyasal in Patan, just south of Kathmandu.
Demonstrators face a tank while hundreds of thousands locals take to the streets in a pro-democracy protest rally in Kathmandu. The Nepalese government reimposed a curfew on Friday in most parts of the Kathmandu Valley, including the capital. The nation is now anxiously waiting to see what King Gyanendra"s next move will be.
A pro-democracy activist reacts in front of a fire after dozens destroyed and burned a police booth in the Kalanki district of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Tens of thousands of Nepalese defied a government curfew by taking to the streets in protest of King Gyanendra.
In some areas, the protests were quieter than others, but at least 14 people have been killed in total.
Opposition party supporters cheer as they burn an effigy of King Gyanendra in Kathmandu.
An injured protestor in Kathmandu. Nepalese police opened fire on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied a curfew to march toward the capital
Opposition party supporters shout slogans against King Gyanendra during a protest at Patan, just south of Kathmandu. Nepal's capital faces shortages of fresh food, cooking gas and gasoline due to strikes, which have been called to force King Gyanendra to restore democracy.
