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Activists from the Nepalese ethnic "Newar" community burn tyres

Activists from the Nepalese Newar community burn tyres during a protest rally held to enforce a general strike in Kathmandu. A strike was called by the Maoist-affiliated ethnic rights group, the Newa Mukti Morcha, who are demanding a separate autonomous state.

Photo: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images



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