Nepal: Maoists Resume Collecting “Donations” from Foreigners

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | October 11th, 2007 | Trackback

A Maoist leader assured a delegation of tour operators that Maoists will not harm tourists during strikes or protests, and will not hamper their movement, but two days later the Kathmandu Post reported that Maoists have resumed collecting money from trekkers and mountaineers in the Myagdi district, which includes Mount Dhaulagiri. The practice of demanding “donations” to the Maoist cause from foreign trekkers was abandoned when the Maoists signed a peace pact with the government in November, but now local police say they are forcibly collecting 15 dollars from every foreign tourist who passes through. Tourism numbers to Nepal are up 32 percent over the same period last year.

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