Incident Reports
NEFIN stages demonstration demanding province 3 to be named Newa: Tamsaling
2020-01-08
Bagmati, Makawanpur, Hetauda
Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) staged a demonstration in front of the Provincial Assembly Secretariat of province-3 on Wednesday demanding the province-3 to be named as Newa: Tamsaling. Stating that the name of the state should be based on ethnic identity, they requested to correct the decision made by the CPN Secretariat regarding the naming of the province.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | NEFIN |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | State-level authorities for (yet to be formed) provinces |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Related Reports
Governance / Kathmandu
Medical education concern committee protest by banging plates and whistling
Governance / Darchula
Workers padlock school citing non-receipt of wages for more than a year
Governance / Sunsari
Prohibitory order issued in Dharan, tightening at entry points
Governance / Morang
Students of Eastern College in Biratnagar on protest
Related Trend Analysis
_001.png)
Analysis
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
October 25, 2021
Human Trafficking / LGBT+ Rights / GBV / Political / Children’s Rights / Senior Citizens’ Rights / HRD Issues / Human Rights / Interpersonal Violence / Governance / Covid-19 / Civic-Space / PwD
