Philippines: The killing spree in Southern Tagalog continues "At around 7 a.m. on April 22, 2003, the lifeless bodies of human rights advocate Eden Marcellana and peasant leader Eddie Gumanoy were found in Bansud, after they and three others were abducted by suspected members of a vigilante group in Naujan, Mindoro Oriental the night before. Marcellana's body bore gunshot wounds in the head while Gumanoy's bore gunshot wounds in the head and chest.
Marcellana, 31 years old, was the outspoken secretary-general of Karapatan-Southern Tagalog (Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights - ST). Gumanoy was chair of the Katipunan ng Samahang Magsasaka sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama-TK; Confederation of Peasant Groups in Southern Tagalog) and a National Council member of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines).
The three others abducted were Francisco Saez and Melvin Jocson, both provincial coordinators of the peasant-worker group Anakpawis in Oriental Mindoro and Virgilio Catoy, a member of the Gawad CCP awardee audio-visual group ST-Exposure. Jocson and Catoy were found hogtied late yesterday afternoon while Saez remains unaccounted for until now."
Maoists in Bhutan plan armed struggle against king "The Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) plans to launch an armed insurgency to topple the Bhutanese monarchy, a Nepalese newspaper reported today."
Nepal: Stalled Govt., Maoists talks Sunday "Government and Maoists will hold the stalled peace talks Sunday, Minister for Physical Planning Col. Narayan Singh Pun said Thursday"
