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Nepal’s bad carpenter and Bhutanese refugees
(tg 31/12/2003)
Bhutan’s phoney offensive,
by M R Josse (kp 31/12/2003)
Refugees tell govt: We won’t go
(kp 31/12/2003)
Bhutan and refugees,
by Dondup Wangchuck (ht 29/12/2003)
Rizal lauds US envoy’s comments
(ht 29/12/2003)
Refugee crisis needs a different approach,
by Damakant Jayshi (kp 29/12/2003)
International ExpertiseHelps Government
to Decentralize in Bhutan,
by K. E. S. Kirby Dorji (tg 24/12/2003)
Druk bluff
(kp 24/12/2003)
See also Bhutan’s bluff,
letter by Kumar Subba (kp 02/01/2004)
Pelt stones at Bhutanese officials:
Refugees against JVT conditions (kp 23/12/2003), Bhutan refugees clash with JVT officials
(ht 23/12/2003), Druk officials leave for Bhutan in a huff
(kp 24/12/2003), Bhutan team leaves refugees in a lurch
(ht 24/12/2003), Bhutanese JVT returns without informing Nepal
(rn 24/12/2003) Druk message: Don’t come to Bhutan,
by Damakant Jayshi (kp 25/12/2003), Govt regrets fracas between refugees, JVT
(ht 25/12/2003), Thimpu Attitude
(rn 25/12/2003), Bhutan must clarify stance: Nepal
(kp 26/12/2003), Khudunabari incident spontaneous: Govt
(ht 26/12/2003), Nepal expresses dismay over Bhutans remarks
(rn 26/12/2003)
Bhutan may face food shortage if standoff continues,
by Syed Zarir Hussain (ht 19/12/2003)
Refugees submit preconditions to UNHCR,
by Leela Baral (kp 18/12/2003)
Diplomacy and refugee repatriation,
by Dhurba Rizal (kp 16/12/2003)
Test case
(kp 13/12/2003)
Bhutanese refugees’ memo to Dutch Parliament
(kp 12/12/2003)
Going back only option left with refugees,
by Damakanth Kayshi (kp 12/12/2003), Camps to be phased out: UNHCR
(kp 12/12/2003)
Bhutan deploys troops to fight Indian separatists
(rn 09/12/2003), Bhutan begins offensive against Indian rebels
(ht 16/12/2003), Bhutan drive against ultras gets Indian logistic support,
by Krittivas Mukherjee (ht 17/12/2003), Bhutan crackdown
(kp 18/12/2003), Landmines halting Thimphu’s advance,
by Syed Zarir Hussain (ht 18/12/2003), Army crackdown kills up to 120 rebels
(ht 19/12/2003), Bhutan King, son lead the charge
(ht 20/12/2003), Indian rebels on the run: Bhutan
(rn 20/12/2003), Bhutan info blackout leads to speculations,
by Syed Zarir Hussain (ht 21/12/2003), Nine rebels fleeing Bhutan killed,
by Krittivas Mukherjee (ht 22/12/2003), Military operation in Bhutan,
by Puran P. Bista (kp 23/12/2003), Bhutan drive going on in full blast
(ht 23/12/2003), Operation All Clear: Bhutan’s step for regional security,
by Anand Kumar (kp 2512/2003), Relatives of rebels handed over to India
(ht 25/12/2003), Rebels on the run as Bhutan army offensive heats up
(ht 26/12/2003)
Refugees’ scepticism and Nepal’s obligation,
by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 09/12/2003)
Tale of untold suffering,
by Govinda Raj Bhattarai (kp 07/12/2003)
On Michael Hutt's book “Unbecoming Citizens”, Bhutan’s policy,
letter by Michael Hutt (kp 12/12/2003)
UNHCR to appeal for $1b
(kp 07/12/2003), UNHCR seeks funds for refugees worldwide
(ht 07/12/2003)
Bhutan King not aware of refugee crisis, says Rizal,
by Ishwar Khanal (ht 05/12/2003)
Review of applicants to be completed by Feb 15,
by Leela Baral (kp 02/12/2003)
Call
to Bhutan parties to push repatriation (ht 01/12/2003)
Thapa in Thimphu for bilateral talks
(ht 30/11/2003)
Rizal pins hope on JVT meet
(kp 30/11/2003)
Verification of non-Bhutanese refugees from Monday
(ht 29/11/2003)
‘Over 25,000 Bhutanese refugees unregistered’
(kp 28/11/2003), Unregistered refugees pose problems to authorities
(ht 28/11/2003), 1301 Bhutanese refugees still unregistered: survey
(rn 28/11/2003)
German Grant to UNHCR
(pr 27/11/2003)
Bhutan panel to push refugee repatriation
(ht 25/11/2003)
Dubious legal reform,
by Nandi K S Neopaney (kp 24/11/2003)
No feeble victory, by John Narayan Parajuli
(ht 21/11/2003)
German grant for welfare of refugees
(kp 20/11/2003)
Refugee screening to begin next week
(ht 18/11/2003)
Bhutanese refugee issue : Rhetoric and realities,
by Narad Bharadwaj (kp 18/11/2003)
Bhutanese refugees insist on tripartite dialogue
(kp 16/11/2003)
BRRSG meets Bhutanese envoy, refugee leader
(kp 15/11/2003)
Bhutanese refugees demand guarantee of security, rights,
by Saraswoti Karki (Kathmandu Post, 14/11/2003)
Refugees to return as scheduled: Bhutanese envoy
(Rising Nepal, 13/11/2003)
Rijal demands direct talks with King Jigme
(Himalayan Times, 13/11/2003)
Bhutanese refugee conundrum,
by Kinley Dorji (Kathmandu Post, 13/11/2003)
Unprepared Bhutan prepares for war,
by Puran P Bista (Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2003)
Druk regime’s apathy towards refugees still on: BRRC
(Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2003)
India help vital to untie refugee knot: Rizal
(Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2003), India not involved in refugee issue: Rizal
(Himalayan Times, 09/11/2003)
Too good to be true?
Refugees doubt the new repatriation agreement between Nepal and Bhutan will ease their way
home, by John Narayan Parajuli (Nepali Times, 07/11/2003)
“The UN is ready to help in any
way”, interview with Matthew Kahane, recently-appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Nepal
(Nepali Times, 07/11/2003)
International community should take concerted action on Bhutanese refugee issue
(People's Review, 06/11/2003)
India offers logistic support to refugees
(Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2003), India to assist Nepal in refugee repatriation: Envoy
(Rising Nepal, 05/11/2003), Bhutanese refugees welcome India’s offer
(Kathmandu Post, 06/11/2003)
Bhutan’s curiously softening stance,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 04/11/2003)
Some Positive Indications
(Rising Nepal, 03/11/2003)
Rizal asks Nepal to help hold Druk king, refugee talks
(Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2003)
Let them go back:
Bhutani refugees need a dignified return to their homeland through an internationally-monitored repatriation process,
by Mahendra P. Lama (Nepali Times, 31/10/2003)
Refugee issue: US seeks India’s role,
by Lila Baral (Kathmandu Post, 31/10/2003), US nudge on refugee issue, more needed,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 03/11/2003)
NGOs denounce Thimphu talks’ outcome
(Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2003), Donor agencies want international help to solve Bhutanese refugee crisis
(Himalayan Times, 30/10/2003)
Refugee repatriation process to begin soon
(Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2003), Welcome breakthrough
(Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2003), Indian role ‘key’ in refugees’ passage,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 24/10/2003), Still a long journey
(Himalayan Times, 24/10/2003), Refugee repatriation to begin next February
(Rising Nepal, 24/10/2003), Which way?
A hurdle in the much-lauded breakthrough, by Navin Singh Khadka
(Nepali Times, 24/10/2003), Mixed opinion on repatriation
(Kathmandu Post, 25/10/2003), Refugees seek citizenship, own homes
(Himalayan Times, 26/10/2003), Bhutan: A surprising volte-face,
by M R Josse (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2003)
Those in the know feign ignorance about Rizal’s extradition,
by Devendra Bhattarai (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2003)
Bhutan to acquit all but ‘criminal chieftains’:
Thimphu meet concludes with major breakthrough (Kathmandu Post,
23/10/2003), Refugees, save non-Bhutanese, to be sent back:
15th Ministerial Meeting, by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times,
23/10/2003), Refugee repatriation issue,
by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 23/10/2003)
Thimpu meet: Bhutan not for ‘undue’ hopes
(Himalayan Times, 20/10/2003), Dr Thapa hopeful of swift repatriation of refugees
(Kathmandu Post, 21/10/2003), Arrogance of a beggar nation’s diplomat!
(Telegraph, 22/10/2003)
Refugees must be welcomed back home: Dr Thapa
(Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2003), Talks to focus on repatriating refugees: Envoy
(Himalayan Times, 19/10/2003)
Firm stand on refugee talks urged
(Himalayan Times, 18/10/2003)
Govt, Bhutanese refugee reps to hold talks
(Kathmandu Post, 16/10/2003)
Reality of the refugee situation,
by Lucy Espie (Kathmandu Post, 15/10/2003)
Teknath Rizal in Kathmandu
(Kathmandu Post, 15/10/2003), Tek Nath takes on Thimpu,
by Manjushree Thapa (Nepali Times, 17/10/2003), Rizal pins hopes on king for crisis resolution
(Kathmandu Post, 18/10/2003), Thimpu meet should settle refugee issue: Rijal
(Himalayan Times, 18/10/2003)
Human rights groups flay refugee verification
(Himalayan Times, 16/10/2003)
See letter
to donor governments by Human Rights Watch ((14/10/2003)
Refugee repatriation,
by Vijaya Chalise (Himalayan Times, 15/10/2003)
BGNLF appeals UN for India’s participation
(Kathmandu Post, 11/01/2003)
Thapa rues over UNHCR statements
(Kathmandu Post, 09/10/2003)
Refugee arrested in connection with murder
(Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2003)
UNHCR’s disinterest in refugee repatriation a matter of concern: Nepal
(Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2003), Refugees hail UNHCR’s concern over their plights
(Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2003)
Elderly Bhutanese refugees seek Indian government’s intervention
(Himalayan Times, 02/10/2003)
Refugee bluff
(Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2003)
Refugees seek Indian help on Bhutanese issue
(Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2003)
UN moves to end refugee impasse
(Himalayan Times, 30/09/2003), UNHCR warns Nepal, Bhutan to deliver or face action,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2003)
Bhutan under New Delhi’s heat,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2003)
15th joint ministerial meeting slated for Oct 20-23:
Bhutanese Refugee Impasse, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post,
30/09/2003)
Bhutanese refugee solution,
by Lucy Espie (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2003)
Refugee women in bad shape: Report
(Himalayan Times, 25/09/2003), Double blow
(Himalayan Times, 26/09/2003), Nepal/Bhutan:
Refugee Women Face Abuses: UNHCR, Governments Must Take Action at ExCom
(Human Rights Watch, 24/09/2003)
See also corresponding report
of Human Rights Watch
Bhutan playing ‘Chinese checker’,
by Puran P Bista (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2003)
Rijal seeks UN intervention to solve refugee problem
(Kathmandu Post, 19/09/2003)
UNHCR hints at cutting down assistance
(People's Review, 04/09/2003)
Nepal, Bhutan talks postponed:
Informal ‘sideline’ talks in New York (Kathmandu Post, 03/09/2003)
UNHCR call
(Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2003)
‘Bhutan not serious about refugee repatriation’
(Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2003),
‘Include UNHCR or face aid cuts to refugees’, by Saraswati Karki
(Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2003)
Refugee leader reveals misery of Bhutanese people,
by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2003)
Exiled leader forms Human Rights Council of Bhutan (HRCB)
(Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2003), Bhutanese form umbrella body
(Himalayan Times, 26/08/2003)
Nepal to push for formal welcome of Bhutanese refugees
(Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2003)
Bhutan govt accused of complicating refugee issue
(Himalayan Times, 23/08/2003)
Bhutanese pseudo - reforms,
by Dhruva Rizal (Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2003)
Bhutanese women refugee leaders seek audience with King Gyanendra
(Kathmandu Post, 23/08/2003)
Druk Govt expels citizens of Nepali origin,
by Lila Baral (Kathmandu Post, 19/08/2003)
Tactical rigidity
(Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2003)
Kuensel pressure on Druk govt
(Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2003)
Refugees, nations and pain,
by Abhi Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 14/08/2003)
Refugee children challenge JVT to prove their crimes,
by Saraswoti Karki (Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2003), Grave injustice
(Kathmandu Post, 14/08/2003)
Druk govt comes under flak from refugees,
by Chintamani Dahal (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2003)
Unregistered refugees for ‘screening post’
(Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2003)
Bhutan rights group urges Thimpu to respect refugees
(Himalayan Times, 07/08/2003)
Nepal-Bhutan talks postponed
(Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2003)
Refugee complications,
by Vijaya Chalise (Himalayan Timesm, 06/08/2003)
Druk closes refugee chapter,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 05/08/2003), India’s role in refugee issue,
by Savitree Thapa Gurung (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/20003)
Refugees can’t get citizenship: Experts
(Himalayan Times, 04/08/2003)
Bhutan's
resolve, by Kalyan Chaudhuri (Frontline, 02/08/2003)
Probe into JVT ‘anomalies’ over
(Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2003)
India’s ‘neutrality’ over refugees?
by Narayan Katel (Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2003), India can ‘solve’ refugee crisis
(Himalayan Times, 01/08/2003), India keen to resolve Bhutan refugee crisis
(Himalayan Times, 08/08/2003)
Pressure piles for refugee repatriation
(Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2003)
Bhutan needs more pressure on refugees,
by Rakesh Chhetri (Himalayan Times, 29/07/2003)
VT listing shocks:
Sanishchare refugee children (Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2003)
USCR offers to help refugee repatriation
(Himalayan Times, 28/07/2003)
Murky situation
(Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2003)
Bhutan urged to accept UNHCR role
(Himalayan Times, 27/07/2003)
India can solve refugee issue in a jiffy: Envoy
(Himalayan Times, 27/07/2003)
Druk regime on ‘ethnic cleansing’ drive?
by Devendra Bhattarai (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2003)
Bhutan in ‘no mood’ to take back refugees:
Int’l community should take responsibility for resettlement, by Damakant Jayshi
(Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2003)
Betrayal of hope and dignity,
by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2003)
US team expresses solidarity with refugees,
by Leela Baral (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2003)
Bhutan: Playing with the lives of refugees,
by S Chandrasekharan (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2003), Bhutan's untenable stance
(Telegraph, 23/07/2003)
BGNLF to launch movement in Bhutan
(Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2003), Bhutan GNLF member on hunger strike in jail
(Himalayan Times, 23/07/2003)
Costly defiance
(Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2003)
Refugee repatriation,
by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 21/07/2003)
Swallow not the dose of deception
(Himalayan Times, 21/07/2003)
Refugee repatriation: Reality or mirage?,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2003)
Druk Assembly members against refugee repatriation:
‘Opposition an orchestrated move’, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathm,andu
Post, 20/07/2003), Orchestrated opposition by Bhutanese parliament
(People's Review, 24/07/2003)
Bhutan mulls militia training as conflict looms with Indian ultras
(Himalayan Times, 20/07/2003), Boomerang
(Himalayan Times, 21/07/2003)
JVT report raises EU hackles
(Himalayan Times, 20/07/2003), EU too expresses concern, calls for transparency
(Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2003)
Nepali citizenship forms for refugees!,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 20/07/2003)
Bhutanese refugees vis-à-vis constitutionalism,
by Nandi Ks Neopaney (Kathmandu Post, 17/06/2003)
UK Govt has expressed support for refugees: Rizal
(Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2003)
BRRSG places ball in Nepal PM’s court
(Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2003)
US statement reiteration of refugees’ concern: Nepal:
Bhutan prefers to remain tightlipped over developments (Kathmandu
Post, 11/07/2003), Bhutanese forum hails Malinowski’s statement
(Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2003), Malinowski kills several birds
with one stone (Telegraph, 16/07/2003)
Review verification
(Himalayan Times, 14/07/2003)
Bhutan
puts squeeze on refugees, by Anand Kumar (Asia Times, 09/07/2003)
Refugees appeal against JVT report,
by Leela Baral (Kathmandu Post, 01/07/2003)
Citizenship after repatriation,
letter by Tom Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2003)
The long road home,
interview with Teknath Rijal for Radio Sagarmatha on 22 June (Nepali
Times, 27/06/2003)
Fair Solution to Bhutanese Refugee Issues,
by Bipin Adhikari (Spotlight, 27/06/2003)
Citizenship offer not to gladden refugee hearts,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 27/06/2003)
Nepal to ensure smooth repatriation: Foreign Secretary
(Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2003), Refugees’ repatriation by September
(Himalayan Times, 26/06/2003)
Nepali-refugee marriages not uncommon in camps,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 24/06/2003)
Nepal:
Bhutanese Refugees Rendered Stateless: Leading Global NGOs Criticize
Screening Process (Human Rights Watch, 18/06/2003), Bhutanese
Refugees Rendered Stateless: Leading Global NGOs Criticize Screening
Process (Amnesty International, 19/06/2003), Refugee verification report published:
Only 2.4 pc recognised as bona-fide, by Leela Baral (Kathmandu Post,
19/06/2003), Results of JVT survey disappoint refugee leaders,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 19/06/2003), Int’l organisations criticise refugee-screening process:
Verification report receives widespread resentment (Kathmandu Post,
20/06/2003), Preparing to return
(Kathmandu Post, 20/06/2003), NGOs deride decision on Bhutanese refugees
(Himalayan Times, 20/06/2003), Refugee imbroglio
(Himalayan Times, 20/06/2003), Bhutanese leader Rijal rejects refugee verification report,
by Devendra Bhattarai (Kathmandu Post, 21/06/2003), Nepali HR groups blast refugee classification
(Kathmandu Post, 21/06/2003), Refugee
leaders question Bhutan King’s policy (Himalayan Times, 21/06/2003),
Parties castigate refugee categorisation as conspiracy
(Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2003), Experts weigh in: Junk jvt and begin afresh
(Himalayan Times, 22/06/2003), Nepal:
Bhutanese Refugees Rendered Stateless (Scoop Media, New Zealand,
23/06/2003), Refugees burn copies of verification report:
Formation of independent appeal committee demanded, by Leela Baral
(Kathmandu Post, 23/06/2003), Refugee tag pinches them the most,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 23/06/2003), JVT farce
(Himalayan Times, 23/06/2003), Organisations decide to appeal against JVT report
(Himalayan Times, 24/06/2003), Double whammy
(Himalayan Times, 24/06/2003), Controversy On Verification
(Spotlight, 27/06/2003)
Bhutanese refugee issue: Every step fails, why?
by Thakur Prasad and Vhutani Mishra (People's Review, 12/06/2003)
Bhutanese gift to Nepal
(Telegraph, 11/06/2003)
Left out Bhutanese refugees to be verified
(Kathmandu Post, 10/06/2003), JVT initiates verifying of 600 refugees
(Himalayan Times, 10/06/2003), Verification of ‘left-out’ refugees begins
(Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2003)
Bhutanese pro-democracy leader hospitalised
(Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2003)
Refugees outpace local dhaka cap producers,
by Saraswati Karki (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2003)
Fourteenth MJC meeting,
by Rakesh Chhetri (Himalayan Times, 05/06/2003)
Still unbecoming citizens:
Bottom line: Bhutan is still playing for time on refugee repatriation,
by Michael Hutt (Nepali Times, 30/05/2003)
Refugee repatriation,
by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 29/05/2003)
Refugee repatriation safety and dignity must,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 26/05/2003)
Refugee agreement is against national interests: Dr Mahat
(Kathmandu Post, 25/05/2003)
Refugee group accuses Bhutan of going slow
(Kathmandu Post, 24/05/2003)
Hopeful start
(Himalayan Times, 23/05/2003)
Bhutan rights group flays categorisation of refugees
(Himalayan Times, 23/05/2003)
Nepal-Bhutan agreement evokes mixed reactions
(Kathmandu Post, 23/05/2003)
Refugees can head home soon:
3pc identified as bona fide nationals, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu
Post, 22/05/2003), Bhutan says ‘yes’ to categorised refugees
(Himalayan Times, 22/05/2003)
Bhutan, Nepal take up refugee repatriation
(Himalayan Times, 21/05/2003)
Bhutan hopeful of settling issue
(Himalayan Times, 20/05/2003)
Political battle in Drukyul,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2003)
Dignified return
(Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2003)
Thinley exudes optimism, confidence over talks
(Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2003)
Bhutanese refugees,
by Jaya Raj Acharya (Himalayan Times, 19/05/2003)
14th meet on refugees set to endorse JVT report
(Himalayan Times, 19/05/2003)
Murder of BPP leader owned up
(Himalayan Times, 19/05/2003)
First batch of refugees could head home by September end,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2003)
Bhutan refugees sceptical of talks’ outcome
(Himalayan Times, 18/05/2003)
Refugees reiterate demand for citizenship
(Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2003)
Jaigaon; refugees-kin meet point
(Himalayan Times, 17/05/2003)
Talks
should include refugee rights: Refugees face discrimination and loss of
citizenship (Human Rights Watch, 13/05/2003)
See also 22-page briefing
paper
See also Bhutanese refugees may face loss of citizenship upon return: HRW,
by Akhilesh Upadhyay (Kathmandu Post, 13/05/2003), End discrimination, Bhutan urged
(Himalayan Times, 13/05/2003), Valid concern
(Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2003), Refugees doubt Bhutan government’s intention
(Himalayan Times, 14/05/2003), Concern for refugees
(Himalayan Times, 14/05/2003), Repatriation of refugees,
by Shailendra Kumari Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 16/05/2003)
Fate of 30 pc refugees to be decided politically
(Kathmandu Post, 11/05/2003)
Undecided,
Nepali Times, 09/05/2003)
Refugee repatriation
(Himalayan Times, 09/05/2003)
Refugee verification team returns
(Himalayan Times, 08/05/2003)
Punctuating Druk regime,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)
Int’l community frustrated over refugee stalemate,
by Akhilesh Upadhyay (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)
Bhutanese refugees want UN to monitor repatriation
(Himalayan Times, 05/05/2003)
Efforts to boost bilateral tourism
(Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2003)
Tek Nath Rijal,
an interview (Nepali Times, 25/04/2003, orginally published in Rajdhani, 22/04/2003)
UNHCR special representative arriving
(Rising Nepal, 22/04/2003)
The fate of stateless Lhotshampas,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 22/04/2003)
Bhutanese refugees discriminated in wage,
by Ganesh Rai/Saraswati Karki (Kathmandu Post, 21/04/2003)
Please liberate Bhutan, Mr Bush,
by Bhakta Subba (Himalayan Times, 21/04/2003)
See also Bhutan after Iraq
(Himalayan Times, 22/04/2003)
Refugees aghast at ‘repatriation’ proposal,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2003)
The Bhutanese Dalai Lama,
by Puran P Bista (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2003), Namgyal’s demise hits Bhutan democrats
(Himalayan Times, 09/04/2003)
Persisting Impasse,
by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 04/04/2003)
Refugees suspend hunger strike; to meet diplomats
(Kathmandu Post, 04/04/2003)
UNHCR to continue aid to Bhutanese refugees,
by Bhuwaneshor Sharma (Rising Nepal, 29/03/2003)
Future of around 1,500 non-registered Bhutanese remains in limbo
(Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2003)
‘Patch up and move on’:
In Bhutan, a new sense of urgency to resolve refugee crisis, by Kunda
Dixit (Nepali Times, 28/03/2003)
Refugee repatriation process gains momentum
(Kathmandu Post, 27/03/2003), May deadline for return of Bhutanese refugees
(Space Time Today, 27/03/2003), Hazy promises
(Space Time Today, 28/03/2003), A move forward ?
(Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2003)
Yet another meeting
(Himalayan Times, 25/03/2003), Nepal-Bhutan Talks
(Rising Nepal, 25/03/2003)
Minister Shah leaves for Thimphu
(Kathmandu Post, 25/03/2003)
Bhutanese call for two refugee categories
(Space Time Today, 24/03/2003)
Nepal-Bhutan talks kick off today in Thimpu
(Kathmandu Post, 24/03/2003), Next meet to expedite refugee verification,
by Bhuwaneshor Sharma (Rising Nepal, 24/03/2003)
FNCCI says visit to Bhutan satisfactory
(Kathmandu Post, 19/03/2003)
Rightful rehabilitation
(Himalayan Times, 17/03/2003)
Colourless Holi for Bhutanese refugees
(Himalayan Times, 17/03/2003)
Refugees’ memo to Bhutan king for repatriation
(Kathmandu Post, 16/03/2003), Bhutanese refugees seek amnesty from King
(Himalayan Times, 16/03/2003)
Unity for repatriation stressed
(Rising Nepal, 15/03/2003)
Bhutanese refugees seek citizenship prior to repatriation
(Kathmandu Post, 15/03/2003)
Refugee Categorisation:
Bhutanese Waiting To Return, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal,
13/03/2003)
Refugee categorisation work in progress: MoFA
(Rising Nepal, 13/03/2003)
Refugee delegation Kathmandu-bound
(Space Time Today, 12/03/2003)
See also Refugee delegation meets diplomats
(Space Time Today, 14/03/2003)
Meet our conditions before repatriation starts : Refugees
(Space Time Today, 10/03/2003)
‘It Is In The Interest Of India To Solve The Bhutanese Refugee Problem’,
interview with Hari Adhikari, general secretary of Bhutan National Democratic Party
(Spotlight, 07/03/2003)
Early repatriation of Bhutanese refugees:
Role of third party is essential, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay
(Himalayan Times, 04/03/2003)
Donors awaiting decision on verified refugees
(Himalayan Times, 04/03/2003)
Illogical categorisation
(Space Time Today, 04/03/2003)
Refugee crises posing grave threat,
by Puran P. Bista (Kathmandu Post, 04/03/2003)
JVT sorting out verified refugees
(Kathmandu Post, 04/03/2003)
Refugee group for 2-categories
(Space Time Today, 03/03/2003)
Bhutan
(Himalayan Times, 03/03/2003)
NFD seeks refugee status for ethnic Sharchops
(Himalayan Times, 02/03/2003)
Southern Bhutanese live sans basic needs
(Space Time Today, 02/03/2003)
Foreign Aid to Bhutan has become poison to the Bhutanese
People, interview with Tek Nath Rijal (People's Review, 27/02/2003)
Refugee slotting yet to begin
(Himalayan Times, 27/02/2003)
'Verified refugees hold adequate evidences'
(Rising Nepal, 25/02/2003)
Team to verify refugees meets at Thimphu
(Himalayan Times, 25/02/2003)
‘Khudunabari refugees genuine Bhutanese’
(Space Time Today, 25/02/2003)
Bhutan assures donors of taking back refugees
(Himalayan Times, 23/02/2003)
See also editorial Bhutan's assurance
(Himalayan Times, 24/02/2003), JVT now set to categorise verified Bhutanese refugees
(Rising Nepal, 24/02/2003), Post Geneva
(Kathmandu Post, 25/02/2003)
Int’l community decides to put squeeze on Bhutan
(Space Time Today, 22/02/2003)
Repatriation Row
(Spotlight,21/02/2003)
Refugees alleged for 'stealing' locals' jobs,
by K. P. Gautam (Rising Nepal, 21/02/2003)
Mounting Pressure on Bhutan
(Telegraph, 19/02/2003)
Bhutanese refugees stage hunger strike
(Rising Nepal, 19/02/2003)
Will voices of refugees go unheard?
(Space Time Today, 19/02/2003)
New front to fight for democracy in Bhutan
(Himalayan Times, 18/02/2003)
Pressure on Thimphu to take back refugees,
by Jan Sharma (Himalayan Times, 18/02/2003)
Bhutanese refugee campaign for repatriation gathers momentum
(Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2003)
Refugee repatriation,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2003)
BNDP wants aid clubbed with refugee repatriation
(Kathmandu Post, 17/02/2003)
See also Bhutanese political party cries foul at refugee-categorisation
(Space Time Today, 17/02/2003), Bhutanese refugees fear bias in categorisation
(Himalayan Times, 17/02/2003), Bhutan's party warns donors
(Rising Nepal, 17/02/2003)
Envoys visit refugee camps
(Space Time Today, 16/02/2003)
AI asks Bhutan to make state of Bhutanese leader public,
by Gopal Gartaula (Space Time Today, 15/02/2003)
UNHCR and Bhutanese refugee,
by Dhurba Rizal (Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2003)
US intervention sought in Bhutanese refugee issue
(Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2003)
Repatriating Bhutanese refugees:
Mere formality won’t harmonize situation, by Chiranjibi Kafle (Space
Time Today, 11/02/2003)
See also Refugee repatriation,
by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 11/02/2003)
Sly Bhutanese
(Himalayan Times, 10/02/2003)
UNHCR country chief asks refugees to suspend hunger strike,
by Leela Baral (Kathmandu Post, 10/02/2003)
See also UNHCR backs refugee protest,
by Gopal Gartaula (Space Time Today, 10/02/2003)
Team to lobby against Bhutan leaving for Geneva today
(Space Time Today, 09/02/2003)
Bhutan agrees to take back all willing refugees,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 07/02/2003), Meet paves way for return of refugees,
by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 07/02/2003), Nepal, Bhutan say no more differences on refugee crisis
(Space Time Today, 07/02/2003), Nepal, Bhutan agree on roadmap for refugee categorisation
(Rising Nepal, 07/02/2003), Bhutan ready to take some refugees back,
by Kunda Dixit (Nepali Times, 07/02/2003), Genuine breakthrough ?
(Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2003), Categorisation unacceptable:Bhutanese refugees
(Space Time Today, 08/02/2003), No concrete headway
(Space Time Today, 08/02/2003), Verification, categorisation and …?
Refugees might assimilate and blend with Nepalese, by Buddha Mani Dhakal
(Space Time Today, 08/02/2003), Refugee talks evoke mixed reactions
(Himalayan Times, 08/02/2003), Refugee panel appeals envoys to help resolve crisis
(Himalayan Times, 08/02/2003), Positive Signs
(Rising Nepal, 08/02/2003), No
concrete headway (Space Time Today, 09/02/2003), Refugees flay Nepal-Bhutan agreement on classification
(Himalayan Times, 09/02/2003)
Breakthrough likely in Nepal-Bhutan meet,
by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 06/02/2003)
See also Nepal-Bhutan talks to thrash out agenda
(Space Time Today, 06/02/2003), Make 12th round fruitful
(Space Time Today, 06/02/2003)
Bhutanese refugee imbroglio revisited,
by M R Josse (Kathmandu Post, 05/02/2003)
DNC submits list of concerns ahead of donors’ meet
(Kathmandu Post, 05/02/2003)
Case for internationalising the Bhutanese refugee issue,
by Ram Bahadur Karki Chhetri (Himalayan Times, 31/01/2003)
Donors’ meet and Bhutanese refugees,
by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2003)
Int'l Pressure Needed To Solve Refugee Issue,
by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 30/01/2003)
Refugees’ delegation unconvinced about resolution of imbroglio
(Space Time Today, 30/01/2003)
Bhutanese refugee issue:
Needs international mediation, by Narad Bharadwaj (Space Time Today,
29/01/2003)
12 th round of Bhutan-Nepal talks next month
(Himalayan Times, 29/01/2003)
Bhutanese refugees to go on hunger strike
(Himalayan Times, 31/12/2002)
See also Bhutanese refugees to go on indefinite hunger strike
(Kathmandu Post, 02/01/2003), Bhutanese refugees on hunger
strike (Space Time Today, 02/01/2003)
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