The Secret Nepalese Conflict That Left Thousands Dead (1999)

The Secret War (1999): In a rare report from inside the rebel heartland, we meet the local cadres. For similar stories, see: The Innocents Maimed by Nepal s Communist Power Struggle (2006) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlh3N08d8UE Is It Mao Or Never For Nepal? (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grDcYom4RXc Criminals and Vigilantes Are Battling It Out in Nepal (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HxA8YKHBMw Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/590/the-secret-war Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures They’re young and educated – a world away from the poor Nepalese they claim to represent. Secret camera captures government sanctioned brutality and police arresting journalists.The insurgency in Nepal has already killed up to 2000, with as many in prison and 500 disappeared. We meet the local cadres. Young and well-educated they’re a world away from the rural masses they claim to represent. Yet their local solutions to rural poverty are winning favour. When a village wanted electricity, it was the guerrillas and not the government who organised the shopkeepers into a co-operative so they could buy a generator. Government attempts to eliminate the Maoists have given the police free reign to terrorise. Anybody who reports anything but the official version of the war is ‘disappeared’. We film the arrest of journalists in Katmandu. Hours later the police deny they are in custody. The government continues to fight the war covertly – to call in the military would be a declaration of civil war. Yet a battalion of 600 men arrives outside a guerrilla village. Officially they’re building roads. With a hidden camera still running the officers tell us why they think they are here: “Security” they say. With police and army harassment of villagers fuelling converts to the guerrilla’s cause, it’s hard to see the new government winning this battle in a hurry. ABC Australia – Ref. 590 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.