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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13007115

20 November 2025

An armed police officer from the Huliaipole District Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region accompanies Anna and her three sons, Danylo, Matvii, and Mykyta, during an evacuation from the front-line village of Vozdvyzhivka in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025.

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#13000974

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000975

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000976

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000977

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000978

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000979

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000980

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000981

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000982

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000983

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000984

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000985

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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#13000986

18 November 2025

On November 17, protesters march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, escorted by police, for over 10 km, blocking traffic to demand new elections and the release of all political prisoners before ending their march in front of Parliament.

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