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Prisoners of conscience languish in Bhutan jails

Released political prisoner describes desperate conditions, Human Rights Watch says

No country for dissent

Freed political prisoner describes dire conditions in Bhutan jail, urging foreign governments to press for immediate release of others

In the land of Gross National Happiness

A documentary from Bhutan explores the generation gap and changing gender perceptions as society adapts to modern times

Far from home

On 1 August 2022, Tara Dahal’s inbox pinged with an email. It would have been like any other morning had the senders...

Gross National Reconciliation in Bhutan

It is possible now to build a peace and reconciliation process in the world’s ‘happiest country’

Political prisoners languish in Bhutan’s jails

This Nepali Times Weekend Longread contains interviews with Bhutan’s refugees and their families in a camp in eastern Nepal by Devendra Bhattarai...

Bhutan’s refugees between hope and despair

It has been a long time since the government of Bhutan washed its hands off the refugees it created, and their future.Most...

Letter to my kindergarten daughter

Dear छोरी, Congratulations on starting a long and exciting journey by beginning kindergarten today. It was lovely to see you so excited...

Elderly left in Bhutan refugee camp

Thirty years after they were driven out of Bhutan, and after spending all that time in camps in eastern Nepal, elderly refugees are...

Nepal-Bhutan vaccine appeal to European Commission

A group of European, Nepali and Bhutanese personalities have sent an open letter to the European Commission, asking it to allow member states to...