The Bhutan Chapter of the Third World Media Network (TWMN) has called on all international human rights bodies and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to investigate the arrest of a Bhutanese refugee who, it’s claimed, has been working as a reporter for a number of newspapers. The Bhutan News Service (BNS), which describes itself … Read more
Jaigaon, January 23: The ongoing census in Bhutan has left the new citizenship certificate in the hand of Bhutanese citizens under the files F1 and F4 of the citizenship act of 1988 excluding the other under the remaining files. The new citizenship card which is already been issued in Thimphu in 2004 has the validity … Read more
Dolakha,Jan 21: Three Bhutanese nationals – Kumar Shivakoti, 21, Subash Shivakoti, 24, and Laxman Shivakoti, 26 and Bala Ram Shivakoti of Sundrawati-8 of the district have been arrested and are being interrogated for presenting fake documents to obtain Nepali citizenship. The three Bhutanese youths had applied for citizenship while local Bala Ram Shivakoti had submitted … Read more
Kolkatta, January 21: The Indo-Bhutan border has maintained security tightness from Sunday after violence in Assam. According to sources at security forces, the Indo-Bhutan border with this lower Assam district has been sealed. Section 144 CrPC has been imposed and a BSF company has been already deployed along the Assam-West Bengal border. Bhutan News Service/ … Read more
Kenya, Jan 16: Kenya forcibly returned 400 Somali asylum seekers, most of them women and children, on January 3, prompting protests from UNHCR and the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK). The RCK said the move made Kenya a "pariah state" and urged the Kenyan Government to "to demonstrate respect for human rights and not to penalize … Read more
Timai,Jan 16:Japanese NGO JS-Foundation has sponsored 22 solar street lamps in Timai camp through LWF. These lamps are fixed in 17 sectors. Sources said that this project would be extended to other camps within 2007. For this, JS-Foundation has provided 50 lakhs. It has already invested eight lakhs for Timai. It is learnt that these … Read more
Damak,Jan 16: Caritas-Nepal, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)that has been looking after Bhutanese Refugees Education Program is providing financial aid to exiled Bhutanese students of grade XI and XII, studying in Nepal and India. According to a notice issued by Caritas, the assistance will be provided to only those students who has passed School Leaving … Read more
Kathmandu, January 11: A delegation of exiled Bhutanese leaders on Wednesday has urged the UNHCR country representative in Nepal, Abraham Abraham to react on the recent remark of Bhutanese Prime Minister terming exiled Bhutanese as ‘ready-made-terrorists’. One of the delegates on condition of anonymity quoted Abraham as saying the UNHCR would soon inform the issue … Read more
It’s been more than one-and-half decades since the first group of refugees reached eastern Nepal from Bhutan. However, their collective sufferings resulting from the tragedy of forced exile continue unabated; they have no way of knowing what their situation will be from one day to the next. With respect to land, they lost the possessions … Read more
The 86th National Assembly session of December 27 discussed the issue of exiled Bhutanese. PM Khandu Wangchuk termed these Bhutanese citizens as 'ready-made-terrorists.' Exiled Bhutanese and their leaders have already opposed the remarks of the Druk regime. One of the parliamentarians from central Bhutan has even opposed the statements claiming it would further derail the … Read more