Police beat journalists in Nepal protest

Baton-wielding police beat journalists who were protesting against a media clampdown in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today, as a general strike called by the opposition to demand the king’s departure shut down the Himalayan nation.

About 200 journalists marched through the capital demanding the restoration of press freedom and the release of dozens of journalists who have been detained since King Gyanendra seized power over a year ago.