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 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police arrested 53 journalists Wednesday as they protested press restrictions in this Himalayan nation where the king seized absolute power earlier this year, a media rights group said.
The journalists, chanting and carrying banners calling for press freedom, were arrested after they tried to march into the streets near the royal palace complex.
Many of the streets near the palace complex and the main government offices in other parts of Katmandu have become restricted areas since King Gyanendra began running the country on Feb. 1.
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