The repression of all those daring to resist the autocratic regime represents a severe challenge to the restoration of democracy in Nepal.

This sort of crackdown was only to be expected under the king's autocratic regime. It is all heading for a confrontation.

Without a free and independent media, true democracy is unattainable.

Don't challenge resistance. Don't resist challenge.

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.