Ethnic Nepalese, Bhutanese refugees seek citizenship rights in Bhutan

I have reported several times (see the articles here and here) on the burgeoning refugee crisis in Nepal, where more than 100,000 Bhutanese of Nepali origin have been living in squalid refugee camps since the early 1990's. Now, it seems the few ethnic Nepalis still living in...

Bhutanese Refugees Engage Into Fight

Finally, the Bhutanese refugees living in exile for nearly two-decades in Nepali soil are rejuvenating efforts to enter their mother country. Two of them have been killed since last day after the tensions broke out...

US resettlement plans give hope to Bhutanese refugees

A few weeks ago, I reported on the sad crisis of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali descent living in refugee camps in the poor districts of Jhapa and Morang in eastern Nepal. Bhutan has refused to budge on the issue, arguing now that repatriating the refugees would be "importing...

UN agency welcomes donation from EU to feed Bhutanese refugees in Nepal

Bhutan is a land of beauty, peace, and tranquility, and one much idealized (and for good reason) by the Western world for its proactive approach to the environment, development, and education. These are indeed great...

Bhutan refugees set hope on Koirala's India

"Increasingly frustrated and depressed with living dismally in refugee camps in Nepal for 15 years with no prospects of returning home or carving out a new life, over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees are now pinning their hopes on Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's visit...

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