Tag: bhutanese refugees

the problem of ethics in bhutanese media

The most palpable change in the media industry in Bhutan is that it continues to expand, at an unimaginable speed. From one national newspaper less than a decade ago, today there is a flood of weeklies and biweeklies – many Bhutanese don’t even know them by name or they...

Lethbridge becoming magnet for Bhutan refugees

By the end of the year 5,000 refugees from the small South Asian country of Bhutan will call Canada home, with hundreds of them settling in Lethbridge. Dan Bahdur Gurung, his wife and two children landed in Canada seven months ago. So far his daughter is the only one...

Bhutanese without Bhutan

By Bhagirath Khatiwada People in Bhutan live a submissive and dictated life under the autocratic rule of the regime… Hundreds of political prisoners are still facing inhumane torture in Bhutan jails simply because they raised their voice for human rights and democracy in the country Bhutan is a landlocked...

Of ‘people in the camps’

As expected, Bhutan restated its ‘fake’ commitment to the donor communities during the 11th Round Table Meeting in Thimphu that it is very much concerned for resolving the Bhutanese refugee issue. The government informed the donors at the RTM that it has asked the Nepalese government to resume bilateral...