In Nepal, the nation’s King who seized complete control of the country on Sunday has banned journalists from publishing or broadcasting any report critical of the government for the next six months. Most other basic rights have also been suspended including freedom of assembly, the right to privacy and the right against preventative detention. Members of the Nepalese government who were deposed earlier this week are now under house arrest. Meanwhile the anti-government Maoist rebels have called for a three-day general strike.