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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Heartache for wives of Bhutanese refugees (IRIN 02/07/2009)

World Refugee Day followup: A poignant tale of living abroad (kp 25/06/2009)

Repatriation or resettlement for Bhutanese refugees? (Irin News 22/06/2009)

Bhutanese families in India want to return home (Deccan Herald 22/06/2009)

An abundance of Uncertainties, by Vijayshree Sukhani (kp 21/06/2009), Bhutanese celebrate World Refugee Day, by Kumar Luitel (ht 21/06/2009)

Bhutanese refugees get hearty welcome in US town (rep 21/06/2009)

Bhutan's Maoists (nt 19/06/2009, originally published in Naya Patrika, 14 June)

Taking a path less trodden: "We don't want to make Nepal's mistakes" is a phrase you hear often in Bhutan, by Kunda Dixit (nt 29/05/2009)

Bhutanese refugees in Australia celebrate resettlement anniversary (nn 13/05/2009)

NGOs take up refugee repatriation cause: Displaced from Bhutan welcome the move (ht 09/05/2009)

Forgotten: A reminder of the still unresolved and evolving predicament of Nepal's Bhutanese refugees, by A. Angelo d'Silva (nt 24/04/2009)

A refugee shot dead (nn 22/04/2009), Bhutanese refugee leader gunned down in Nepal camp (Irish Sun 22/04/2009)

UNHCR organises photo exhibition of resettled refugees (nn 20/04/2009)

Nepalese minority poses a problem for Bhutan, by Don Duncan (San Francisco Chronicle 19/04/2009)

Koirala says winds of change to sweep Bhutan one day (nn 16/04/2009), Koirala: India holds key to refugee issue (kp 17/04/2009)

Refugees struggle in sour economy to reach American Dream, by Doug Moore (STLtoday 15/04/2009)

UNHCR chief assures aid to Bhutanese refugees (ht 10/04/2009)

UK lawyer's call to drag Bhutan's former king to ICC (ht 05/04/2009)

Govt hope for refugees (kp 01/04/2009)

Mahara assures recognition of Bhutanese refugee journalists (nn 31/03/2009)

Where idols are on high demand, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 19/03/2009)

Home away from home, by Kashish Das Shrestha (nt 13/03/2009)

Over 400 huts gutted in Bhutanese refugee camp (nn 12/03/2009), Fire guts 250 huts in Beldangi (kp 13/03/2009), Fire in refugee camp, hundreds homeless (rn 13/03/2009)

Refugees struggle in Dallas as jobs dry up, fueling debate over U.S. obligation (TMC News 01/03/2009)

Refugees seek help for repatriation (ht 27/02/2009)

Bhutanese Media After Democracy, by T.P. Mishra (rn 19/02/2009)

IOM resettlement of Bhutanese refugees hits 10,000 mar (Relief Web 18/02/2009), 10,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled so far, Netherlands takes 33 (nn 19/02/2009)

US to continue resettling Bhutanese refugees: Boucher (Times of India 15/02/2009)

Aid meant for refugees misused, by Binod Bhandari (kp 12/02/2009)

Combatting ‘Terrorism’ In Bhutan, by T.P. Mishra (rn 03/01/2009)

"Thimphu will not get away with expulsion", interview with ratan Gazmere (nt 30/01/2009)

Refugee journo gets 7-yr term in Bhutan (kp 22/01/2009) [A reaction that is typical for authoritarian regimes!], Bhutan jails reporter for over seven years (Gulf Times 22/01/2009), CEHURDES condemns imprisonment of the Bhutanese journo (nn 23/01/2009)

Slighted Bhutanese refugees refuse hay, by Kumar Luitel (ht 09/01/2009)

8,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled so far (nn 07/01/2009), Hope for refugees (kp 08/01/2009), Bhutanese refugees: forgotten generations see small glimmer of hope (Relief Web 08/01/2009)

Bhutan to raise counter-terror force (Times of India 05/01/2009)

Sixteen years on, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp 02/01/2009)

Postmodern tourism and the sham of Shangri-La, by Aman Luthra (Himal Southasien 01/2009)

Bhutanese Refugees Rendered Stateless, by Steve Allen (Scoop 23/12/2008)

Indian politicians for repatriation of Bhutanese refugees (nn 19/12/2008)

Refugee leaders demand repatriation (nn 17/12/2008), Refugee leaders air repatriation woes (kp 18/12/2008)

Prisoners of the dragon kingdom, by T.P. Mishra (kp 16/12/2008)

Refugees' Nepali spouses face resettlement hurdles, by Kumar Luintel (ht 14/12/2008)

Canada to take 5,000 Bhutanese refugees (nn 14/12/2008)

Hydropower Lessons From Bhutan, by T.P. Mishra (rn 13/12/2008)

A fresh start: Thousands of Bhutan refugees hope for a better life in a new country, by Gopal Gartaula (nt 12/12/2008)

Bhutan "very serious" towards resolving refugee crisis (nn 06/12/2008) [???]

Bhutanese refugees settle in US (Straits Times 01/12/2008)

Foreign Minister Yadav meets Bhutanese refugees (rn 29/11/2008)

Take them back, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 28/11/2008)

Missive to Jigme on refugee repatriation (kp 27/11/2008)

Agitating Bhutanese seek repatriation, by Lila Baral (kp 26/11/2008)

All In The Family, by P. Kharel (rn 24/11/2008)

Wrong man: An innocent political leader was arrested for the blasts in Assam (kp 20/11/2008)

Security in refugee camps improving, by Kumar Luintel (ht 19/11/2008)

Life After Resettlement, by Kazi Gautam (rn 18/11/2008)

Bhutan’s democracy is a family affair, by Tek Nath Rizal (kp 17/11/2008)

Bhutan team arrives to study mountain airports (rn 17/11/2008)

Bhutanese leader freed after 17 years (kp 15/11/2008), Bhutan's 'Nelson Mandela' released after 17 yrs in prison (nn 15/11/2008)

Refugee Resettlement, Is It Being Carried Out Fairly?, by T.P. Mishra (rn 13/11/2008)

Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps (IRIN News 10/11/2008)

Republic Nepal snubs Bhutan over coronation (Gulf Times 10/11/2008)

Scrap third country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees: BCP (nn 08/11/2008)

Wangchuk's coronation (kp 05/11/2008), Bhutan crowns new King, Jigme Keshar world’s youngest monarch (rn 07/11/2008), Refugees feel no coronation cheer, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 07/11/2008)

Refugees mark ‘last Tihar’ with gusto, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 27/10/2008)

To crown it all, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 25/10/2008)

Not all Bhutanese can get resettled (kp 24/10/2008)

Druk refugees demand TCR suspension (kp 23/10/2008)

HR activist sick inside Bhutan jail (kp 20/10/2008)

Dreams of home fade for Bhutan’s expelled refugees (Peninsula 18/10/2008)

Non-Druks seek to resettle in West, by Post B. Basnet (kp 17/10/2008)

Nepalese expelled from Bhutan head for US to seek new life, by Subel Bhandari (Daily Times 17/10/2008)

Dealing With The Dragon, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 17/10/2008), Maoists among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal vow to topple monarchy (Dawn 17/10/2008)

Druk refugees rush to resettle in West, by Post B. Basnet (kp 03/10/2008)

Lhotsampas face meat ban during Dashain, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 29/09/2008)

We shall return to Bhutan, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 26/09/2008)

PM Dahal tries to cajole his Bhutanese counterpart to resolve refugee crisis (nn 25/09/2008)

Over 5000 refugees resettled, mix marriages not to qualify (nn 24/09/2008), 5,000 refugees resettled (kp 25/09/2008)

Bhutan's "Nelson Mandela" struggling with life and death in Druk regime's jail (nn 23/09/2008)

Bhutanese to keep up fight for democracy, by Lila Baral (kp 19/09/2008)

Refugee youths become eligible life partners, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 19/09/2008)

Not Thrilled By New Treaty, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 18/09/2008)

Bhutan Refugees Straining US Resettlement Agencies, by Maureen Sieh (Scoop 17/09/2008)

Resettlement In Australia, by T.P. Mishra (rn 12/09/2008)

Meaningful dialogue to resolve Bhutanese refugee issue stressed (rn 11/09/2008)

Six dozen Bhutanese refugee resettled in Atlanta (nn 07/09/2008)

Nepal-Bhutan talks, by Narayan Sharma (kp 28/08/2008)

Bomb blast at refugee camp (rn 27/08/2008)

Refugees nabbed on charge of forgery (rn 16/08/2008)

‘Stop 3rd country resettlement plan’, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 12/08/2008), Over 3,000 Bhutanese resettled: IOM, by Lila Baral (kp 14/08/2008)

The question remains, by Nira Giri Tamang (kp 09/08/2008)

Bilateral talks between Bhutan and Nepal to resume (nn 06/08/2008), Bhutan ready for talks with Nepal: Kuensel (kp 07/08/2008)

Rights group urges SAARC leaders to address Bhutanese refugee crisis (nn 02/08/2008)

HUROB asks PM to raise refugee issue with Bhutanese counterpart (nn 30/07/2008)

Bhutanese refugees settling into new lives, by Deepak Adhikari (kp 28/07/2008)

Can't wait to leave: Despite threats, refugees from Bhutan opt for third-country resettlement, by Kundan Aryal (nt 18/07/2008)

Druk democracy & India's imperialism, by Nira Giri Tamang (kp 14/07/2008)

Frail patience of Bhutanese, by Ashok Gurung (kp 02/07/2008)

International migration office bombed in eastern Nepal (Earth Times 01/07/2008), IOM, UNHCR, WFP warn of suspending support to refugees (nn 01/07/2008), IOM, UNHCR, WFP denounce blast (kp 02/07/2008)

Nepal’s Generosity To Refugees, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 28/06/2008)

1,200 refugees resettled abroad, more on way, by Lila Baral (kp 26/06/2008)

Bhutanese refugees recall old days on World Refugee Day, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 21/06/2008)

Question Of Refugee Repatriation, by T.P. Mishra (rn 18/06/2008)

Non-Bhutanese resettled in US: APFA Bhutan (nn 17/06/2008)

Wanted refugee shot at (ht 15/06/2008)

Refugees barred from staging protests, moving out of camps (ht 06/06/2008), Core Group concerned over increasing violence in refugee camps (nn 06/06/2008), Nepal urged to end attacks on Bhutanese refugees (Reuters 07/06/2008), Attacks on refugees, aid workers flayed (kp 08/06/2008), Attack on pro-resettlement refugees continues (nn 12/06/2008)

Intimidation And Threats Continue, by T.P. Mishra (rn 04/06/2008)

Yet Another Political Drama, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 26/05/2008), Bhutan’s Nepalese Minority Skeptical of Country’s Democracy, by Adam C. Castillo (Scoop 26/05/2008)

Dr Singh's visit to Bhutan, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 21/05/2008)

Refugee journalists face death threats (nn 20/05/2008)

Pvt schools hit hard by refugee resettlement (kp 19/05/2008)

Bhutanese HR bodies’ memo to Indian PM (kp 16/05/2008), Bhutanese refugees appeal to Indian PM (nn 16/05/2008)

Regional harmony, by Thomas Hardaker (kp 14/05/2008)

HUROB speaks up against witch-hunting of Bhutanese refugees in West Bengal (nn 12/05/2008)

422 Bhutanese refugees resettled so far (ht 11/05/2008)

Bhutan convenes first parliament session (ht 09/05/2008)

UNHCR, IOM condemn attack on refugees (nn 06/05/2008), IOM vehicle attacked 3 refugees among 4 injured, by Lila Baral (kp 07/05/2008)

Lhotshampa, Madhesi, Nepamul: The deprived of Bhutan, Nepal and India, by AC Sinha (Himal Southasian 01/05/2008)

Refugees adjusting to new life in US, by Deepak Adhikari (kp 01/05/2008)

‘It’s all alien but so full of hope’, by Dumeetha Luthra (One World South Asia 30/04/2008)

UN rebuilding refugee camps in Nepal and Chad devastated by fires (Scoop 23/04/2008)

Refugees are in a state of flux, by Narayan Sharma (kp 22/04/2008)

Refugees warn of Bhutan's new tide of ethnic expulsions: Himalayan kingdom's Shangri-la image is a myth, says tortured activist, by Ed Daouglas (Observer 20/04/2008)

Gujaral for India's role in solving refugee problem (nn 06/04/2008)

'They said Bhutan was their country, not ours', by Peter Biro (Relief Web 05/04/2008)

Fake election: But tell that to international community, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht 04/04/2008)

Reform to inform refugees, by Thomas Hardaker (kp 02/04/2008)

Refugees protest ‘single alternative’ (kp 01/04/2008)

Bhutan’s transition (kp 01/04/2008)

Indian experts begin consultation on Bhutanese refugee issue (nn 31/03/2008)

Bhutan questions identity of 107,000 refugees in Nepal (IRIN 30/03/2008), Bhutan says all refugees are not Bhutanese (nn 31/03/2008)

Blasts rock Bhutan before polls, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 22/03/2008), 13 Nepali candidates in Bhutan elections (kp 23/03/2008), Will Bhutan be 'happy' as a democracy?, by Robin Lustig (BBC News 23/03/2008), Druk democracy: Historic polls today (ht 24/03/2008), Bhutan going for National Assembly polls today as critics slight it as a mere eyewash (nn 24/03/2008), Bhutan king abandons total power (Gulf Times 24/03/2008), Bhutanese vote in historic poll (BBC News 24/03/2008), King of Bhutan gives up his absolute monarchy, by Matthew Rosenberg (Independent, UK 24/03/2008), Bhutan’s polls (kp 25/03/2008), Bhutan rebels to seek ‘real democracy’ (ht 25/03/2008), Eight Nepalis win in Bhutan elections (nn 25/03/2008), Nine Nepali speakers elected to Druk assembly, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 26/03/2008), A step forward (ht 26/03/2008), Politics of Vendetta Vs Peace Process, by Mohan Nepali (Scoop), Newest democracy: Bhutans democracy should become inclusive (Deccan herald 26/03/2008), Rare and original experience (Hindu 27/03/2008), Exit monarchy, but long live the king in Bhutan (Central Chronicle 27/03/2008), Opposition smells a rat in Bhutan elections (ht 01/04/2008)

Sixty more refugees flown to Kathmandu for third country resettlement (nn 22/03/2008), 12,000 Bhutanese refugees referred for 3rd-country resettlement (Xinhua 25/03/2008), More than 100 Bhutanese refugees resettled in US, other nations (iht 26/03/2008)

Bhutan’s election drama, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 20/03/2008)

Refugees jungle-bound to study for SLC (ht 17/03/2008)

Refugee right to property restitution, by Vidhyapati Mishra (kp 15/03/2008)

'Maoists killed' by Bhutan police, by Subir Bhaumik (BBC News 12/03/2008), Bhutan cracks down on rebels ahead of polls (Gulf Times 13/03/2008)

Resettlement Vs Democratic Movement, by T.P. Mishra (rn 12/03/2008), Target Bhutan (kp 13/03/2008)

60 Druk refugees leave for resettlement, by Lila Baral (kp 09/03/2008), Bhutanese refugees begin their resettlement journey (nn 09/03/2008), Bhutanese refugees start new life, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 09/03/2008)

Travel documents for the refugees, by Vidhyapati Mishra (kp 08/03/2008)

Nepali speaker barred from Druk poll, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 06/03/2008)

1,000 huts in refugee camp gutted, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 02/03/2008), Over 1300 huts gutted in fire in refugee camp; Sitaula promises assistance (nn 02/03/2008), Fire wrecks refugee camp in Nepal, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 03/03/2008), Refugees destitute after inferno (kp 03/03/2008), 1,160 refugee families homeless (ht 03/03/2008), UNHCR to mobilise resources to help refugees displaced by fire (nn 03/03/2008), Rain adds to the woes of blaze-hit refugees (ht 05/03/2008), More supplies needed for fire hit refugees: UNHCR (nn 07/03/2008), Goldhap Bhutanese Refugee camp destroyed by fire - OCHA Situation Report (Relief Web 10/03/2008)

Politics In Exile Common Consensus Is A Must, by T.P. Mishra (rn 01/3/2008)

Opportunity or Threat: The US Resettlement Offer for the Bhutanese Refugees (Scoop 29/02/2008)

Help stop arrests in Bhutan : HUROB (kp 26/02/2008), A rights group criticises Bhutan govt for action against minorities (nn 26/02/2008), Royal Bhutan Army Goes On Arrest Spree In Bhutan (Scoop 28/02/2008)

23,000 Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal seek re-settlement (Xinhua 24/02/2008)

Non-Registered Refugees They Too Should Be Issued ID Cards, by T.P. Mishra (rn 23/02/2008)

Third country refugee settlement not a durable solution: FM Pradhan (knn 23/02/2008)

Drukpa atrocities on Nepali-speakers, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 20/02/2008), Repression continues in Bhutan (nn 20/02/2008)

Nine Bhutanese Parties 'Terrorising' Refugees, by Kumar Luitel (ht 13/02/2008)

Violence In Bhutan Issue Needs Peaceful Solution, by T. P. Mishra (rn 12/02/2008)

Bhutan party wants CA polls (kp 11/02/2008)

Bhutan Maoists launch armed struggle, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 09/02/2008)

Nepal issues exit permits to Bhutanese refugees for third country settlement (nn 04/02/2008), UNHCR welcomes exit permit decision (kp 05/02/3008), Bhutanese refugees and UNHCR's role, by Narayan Sharma (kp 05/02/2008)

400 Days Of King Jigme Kheshar, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 04/02/2008)

Options for refugees, by Vishyapati Mishra (kp 29/ 01/2008)

All change in Shangri-la?, by Michael Hutt (New Statesman 28/01/2008)

On Bhutan’s sovereignty, by Kazi Gautam (kp 26/01/2008)

Bhutan blames Nepal-based 'militant groups' for Sunday's blasts (nn 21/01/2008), Blasts rip through Bhutan (CNN 21/01/2008), Bombs in Bhutan stir refugee crisis, by Mohan Balaji (Asia Times 23/01/2008), Maoist terror in Bhutan?, by Bill Weinberg (World War 4 Report 24/01/2008)

Wangchuck’s IHNC, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 19/01/2008)

Refugee resettlement processing center established, 13,000 refugees to be resettled this year (nn 16/01/2008), 33,000 refugees to be resettled by 2009 (kp 17/01/2008)

The king’s democracy, by Rongthong Kuenley Dorji (kp 11/01/2008)

Resettlement rumble, by JN Parajuli (kp 10/01/2008), Refugee settlement to begin soon (nn)

Whither Bhutan election ?, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 03/01/2008), 2 Lhotsampas win Bhutan polls, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 03/01/2008)

From Bhutan to Norway: A sorry saga, by Post B. Basnet (kp 02/01/2008)

8 Nepali speakers in Druk electoral race (kp 30/12/2007)

Puzzled Bhutanese refugees, by Parang Kush Subedi (kp 20/12/2007)

Bhutan’s excuse, by Parang Kush Subedi and Deo Datta Sharma (kp 15/12/2007)

Bhutanese refugee shot (kp 14/12/2007)

Aussie team to interview refugees (kp 10/12/2007)

Refugee camps to remain: Abraham, by Post B Basnet (kp 08/12/2007)

Resettlement condom can explode, by Som N Subedi (kp 07/12/2007)

IOM starts refugee interview: Youths resent to 'joining' US army, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 02/11/2007)

Refugees demand security to opt for third-country program, by Lila Baral (kp 27/11/2007)

The perpetrators must pay (kp 24/11/2007)

Meeting in India to discuss refugee repatriation issue (nn 22/11/2007)

Refugee camp security beefed up (kp 18/11/2007)

‘Refugees hoodwinked’ (kp 17/11/2007), Decree to Abort Refugee Resettlement Bid (ht 17/11/2007)

Global songs of freedom, by Shiva Rijal (kp 17/11/2007)

Refugees briefed on resettlement program (kp 15/11/2007)

Bhutan refugees in Nepal get death threats: report (Earth Times 13/11/2007), Pro-resettlement refugees getting 'threats of physical attack' (nn 14/11/2007)

65 huts gutted in fire in Beldangi refugee camp (nn 11/11/2007), Camp blaze deals Bhutan refugees major blow (wi 11/11/2007), UNHCR sends emergency supplies to fire affected refugees (nn 12/11/2007), Victims suffer cold, hunger, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 14/11/2007)

Durable solutions to the stalemate, by Narayan Sharma (kp 10/11/2007)

SAAPE launched in Brussels; interaction on Bhutan held (nn 10/11/2007)

Bhutan refugees are 'intimidated', by Subir Bhaumik (BBC News 07/11/2007)

Process for third country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees begins (nn 06/11/2007)

Repatriation and resettlement should begin together: PM (nn 03/11/2007)

Sauerbrey visits Jhapa to assess preparation for resettlement of Bhutanese refugees (nn 01/11/2007), US to resettle 15,000 refugees in one year (nn 02/11/2007), US assistant secy to press India, Bhutan on refugees, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 03/11/2007), First planeload of Bhutanese refugees will travel to the US by January, 2008: US official (nn 03/11/2007), Refugee resettlement starts next week (kp 04/11/2007)

Dorji to lead Bhutan’s democracy movement, by Lila Baral (kp 01/11/2007)

Rizal appeals US to talk with Nepal, Bhutan and India to end refugees’ plight (nn 31/10/2007)

Dealing with other transition, by Himali Dixit (kp 31/10/2007)

Life in the other: Profusion of creativity in Bhutanese refugee camps (kp 31/10/2007)

Bhutanese refugee children want new lives (IRIN 30/10/2007), Refugee children exhibit their grievances (nn 30/10/2007), Bhutanese refugee children in Nepal endure discrimination (One World South Asia 02/11/2007), Images of exile (nt 02/11/2007), No way home: Child refugees seek dignity and the right to return to Bhutan, by Naresh Newar (nt 02/11/2007)

Bhutan declares war on littering, by Subir Bhaumik (BBC News 29/10/2007)

Refugees should be repatriated before Bhutanese general election: PM Koirala (nn 28/10/2007)

India restricts rice export: Supplies to Druk refugees affected (kp 27/10/2007)

Refugee resettlement process to start after Tihar (nn 26/10/2007), US Asst Secy to visit Nepal to gear up resettlement of Bhutanese refugees (nn 27/10/2007)

Bhutan upper house polls on Dec 26 (wi 22/10/2007)

Time for Bhutanese refugees to choose their future path (Relief Web 18/10/2007)

The Bhutanese refugee conundrum, by Ashok Gurung (kp 17/10/2007)

Is this the beginning of polarization?, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 10/10/2007)

UNHCR begins refugee verification task (samn 02/10/2007)

RI-OSI mission to assess Bhutanese refugee plight (nn 26/09/2007)

Overnight converted democrat, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 18/09/2007)

Armed gang kills a refugee in Jhapa (nn 18/09/2007)

Druk regime ‘disappears’ 3 Lhotsampas after arrest, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 15/09/2007)

Refugee camps mgmt poll by Sept-end, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 14/09/2007)

IOM opens Kathmandu office, will resettle refugees (Relief Web 04/09/2007)

Bhutan: inviting international attention, by Tek Nath Rizal and Thinley Penjore (tg 29/08/2007)

Dozens of Bhutanese refugees flee camps in Nepal (Relief Web 27/08/2007)

5 Bhutanese refugees arrested for violence (kp 24/08/2007), Public offence for arrested refugees (kp 25/08/2007)

India to work with Nepal on Bhutan refugees: Indian PM, by Gopal Khanal (kp 22/08/2007), ‘Indian response a positive sign: Rijal (kp 23/08/2007), Flicker of hope (kp 23/08/2007)

Visually challenged Bhutanese refugee tops TU exam, by Baburam Kharel (kp 18/08/2007)

Refugee leader Basnet undergoing treatment in critical condition (nn 17/08/2007), Bhutanese leader Basnet dies (kp 20/08/2007)

Bhutanese refugee camp sees violence yet again (nn 12/08/2007), Refugees beat up camp secretaries (kp 13/07/2007), Armed Police to oversee security in refugee camps (nn 14/08/2007)

India is against refugee repatriation, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 10/08/2007) [This is a well known fact since 1991!!]

Revolutio-nary album in Bhutan (kp 08/08/2007)

Lhotsampa quit Hindu ways for security, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 05/08/2007)

Resettlement vs repatriation, by Som N Subedy (kp 04/08/2007)

Respect refugee right (kp 01/08/2007)

Resettlement option nudges forward, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 29/07/2007), Bhutanese refugees-II: ‘Hidden crisis’ for refugee leaders, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 30/07/2007), 17 years and still waiting... Bhutaneees refugees-III: Letting Druk govt off the hook?', by damakant Jayshi (kp 31/07/2007)

Possibility of Nepal-Bhutan talks almost over: Pradhan (nn 27/07/2007)

Bhutan's PM resigns to contest elections (wi 26/07/2007)

Bhutan offered southern district to India, claims scholar (wi 24/07/2007)

'Diplomatic march' for democracy in Bhutan (nn 16/07/2007)

Viral fever spread in Bhutanese refugee camps in E Nepal (Xinhua 13/07/2007)

‘Danger surrounding unique democracy’, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 12/07/2007)

India likely to take up refugee issue, by Gopal Khanal (kp 12/07/2007)

Resentment brews among ticket seekers in Bhutan (wi 11/07/2007)

Politics and Bhutan's Refugees: America and India want the autocratic Bhutanese regime to continue, by Purushottam Subedi (on 09/07/2007)

Going nowhere: Processing of refugees for resettlement is being delayed due to fear and confusion, by John Narayan Parajuli (nt 06/07/2007), “Camp security is fundamental”, interview with Abraham Abraham, UNHCR’s representative in Nepal (nt 06/07/2007), Chance of a lifetime (nt 06/07/2007), India and Bhutan, interview with Teknath Rijal (nt 06/07/2007, originally in Naya Patrika, 3 July)

China and Bhutan: crushing dissent, by Meenakshi Ganguly (Open Democracy 05/07/2007)

Bhutanese refugees can seek resident visas in foreign countries (nn 04/07/2007)

Rising political extremism in Bhutan, by Dhurba Rizal (kp 03/07/2007)

Long March is refugees’ right: Abraham (kp 29/06/2007), Refugee leaders urge support from European community (nn 29/06/2007)

UNHCR concerned about Bhutanese refugees in India (nn 28/06/2007)

India has encouraged Bhutan government to intensify "ethnic cleansing", by Dhruva Joshy (tg 27/06/2007)

Refugee leaders off to India to garner support (nn 26/06/2007)

Bhutan arrests 30 ‘communists’ (kp 25/06/2007)

How did the Bhutan refugee problem start? by Prakash A. Raj (tg 20/06/2007), It's difficult to understand how sending the refugees back will create a demographic imbalance?, Prakash A. Raj (tg 20/06/2007)

Relocation or repatriation?, by Madhab P Khanal (kp 20/06/2007)

Indian court grants bail to four persons held from Mechi Bridge (nn 19/06/2007)

Divided refugees & unending crisis, by Dhurba Rizal (kp 19/06/2007)

What else could poor Maoists have done?, by Shyam KC (kp 18/06/2007)

SAFHR urges India to respect refugees’ right to return (nn 18/06/2007), SAHR calls for Indian role on Bhutanese refugee issue (nn 20/06/2007)

Apathy deprives refugees of medical treatment, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 18/06/2007)

India seals eastern border to thwart refugees' repatriation drive (nn 16/06/2007) [India violates her treaties with Nepal and Bhutan: citizens of both countries have the right to cross Indien territory!!!]

13 Lhotsampas face subversion charges (kp 15/06/2007)

Long way home: As the repatriation vs resettlement debate heats up, refugees wonder about India's words and deeds, by John Narayan Parajuli (nt 15/06/2007), Nepal still waiting for India’s official view on refugee stalemate: FM (nn 15/06/2007)

Moriarty stresses freedom for refugees to make decision on resettlement (nn 16/06/2007)

'Long March' drive postponed (nn 14/06/2007)

Nepal favors early repatriation of the Bhutanese refugees, by Sahana Pradhan (tg 13/06/2007)

Bhutanese refugees warn of more protests (Relief Web 12/06/2007)

Last Hope for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal, by Syed Ali Mujtaba (Global Politician 12/06/2007)

India And USA Protecting Bhutan’s Feudal Monarchy, by Mohan Nepali (Scoop 11/06/2007)

India says Bhutanese refugee stalemate is 'international problem' (nn 10/06/2007), Bhutanese refugees an int'l issue: India (kp 11/06/2007), ‘Bhutan refugee problem is an international issue’ (Khaleej Times 11/06/2007), Bhutanese group hails Indian remark, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 12/06/2007)

Refugee leaders hail US call for dialogue (kp 09/06/2007)

Bhutanese refugees’ troubled hopes, by Som P Pudasaini (kp 07/06/2007)

Underground outfit warns against third country refugee resettlement (nn 07/06/2007)

‘Thimpu lackeys provoked firing’, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 06/06/2007)

Bhutan refugee crisis: why US fears India?, by Niraj Aryal (tg 06/06/2007)

Delhi’s feudal regime, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 04/06/2007)

Health of the injured Bhutanese refugees worsens (nn 03/06/2007), Injured Druk refugees’ condition worsening, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 03/06/2007), Indian police still detaining two Bhutanese refugees (nn 03/06/2007), Govt to bear treatment expense of injured refugee (kp 04/06/2007), Indian police release one refugee (nn 07/06/2007)

Nepal supports refugees' movement: Home Minister (nn 02/06/2007), DAO irks Bhutanese rights bodies (samn 03/06/2007)

Can refugee imbroglio be resolved? by Mohan Lohani (kp 01/06/2007), Refugee crisis (nt 01/06/2007, originally in Naya Patrika, 30 May)

Had it not been India, the refugees would not have landed in Nepal, by Dhruva Joshy (tg 30/05/2007), India’s role (nt 01/06/2007, originally in Kantipur, 31 May), India to blame for refugee impasse: former SAARC secy. general (nn 01/06/2007

Curfew affects locals, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 30/05/2007)

Resettling the refugees, by DNS Dhakal (kp 29/05/2007)

Refugees plan 'Long March' to their homeland (nn 28/05/2007) [They will face suppression by Indian forces as several times before! It's the crime of the Indian government that it opposes a peaceful and humane solution of this refugee problem!!], Indian police impede refugees' "Long March" (nn 28/05/2007), Maoists render refugees’ future bleak, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 28/05/2007), India denies passage to Bhutan: Refugee death toll reaches 2; turmoil in refugee camps, by Chetan Adhikari, Upendra Pokharel & Tilak Pokharel (kp 29/05/2007), Another refugee dies in police firing; curfew in Beldangi; UNHCR urges restraint (Relief Web 29/05/2007), One refugee killed as Indian police open fire; Home Ministry urges restraint (nn 29/05/2007), Refugee dies in Indian police firing, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 30/05/2007), Nepali team heads for India to discuss border tension (nn 30/05/2007), Bhutan refugees in border clash, by Subir Bhaumik (BBC News 30/05/2007), Bhutanese refugees burn PM's image before Indian embassy (wi 30/05/2007),  Clash coincides with mock poll in Bhutan, by Marcus Dam (Hindu 30/05/2007), Troops fire on refugees at border (Times, UK 30/05/2007), Bhutan refugees clash in N Bengal (Express India 30/05/2007), Police open fire at Bhutanese refugees (Korea Herlad 30/05/2007), Over 80 Bhutanese refugees injured in clash with Indian police in eastern Nepal (Relief Web 30/05/2006), Thousands of Bhutanese refugees demonstrate at Nepal-India border (International Herald Tribune 30/05/2007), Thousands of Bhutan refugees protest on India border (Reuters 30/05/2007), UNHCR saddened over death and injuries as refugees attempt to return to Bhutan (Relief Web 30/05/2007), Bhutanese refugees suspend march into India, issue ultimatum (Monster and Critics 30/05/2007), "Huge tragedy" looms as Bhutanese refugees stage "long march home" (Relief Web 30/05/2007) [India has treaties with Bhutan and Nepal according to which the citizens of both countries are allowed to cross Indian territory!! So, why do you sahoot at them??], Fresh attack on Bhutan refugees, 15 hurt (wi 30/05/2007), Refugees halt ‘Long March’ for 15 days (nn 30/05/2007), Refugees suspend stir; 16 hurt in clash (samn 31/05/2007), Bhutanese refugee crisis: Tension recedes in camps, death toll 4, by Upendra Pokharel and Tilak Pokharel (kp 31/05/2007), Shameful act (kp 31/05/2007), UN expresses concern over Bhutanese refugees situation (Times of India 31/05/2007), Long March Cut Short: India cuts short the "Long March" launched by refugees and pours cold water over the desperate bid to force their way into Bhutan, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 01/06/2007)

'Democracy has risks, but Bhutan ready for challenge' (wi 27/05/2007), Bhutan's royal astrologers plan for 2008 elections (wi 28/05/2007), Bhutan's brush with democracy begins with mock polls (wi 28/05/2007), Indefinite curfew in Beldangi as refugees intensify protest (nn 28/05/2007), Bhutan holds second 'fake' poll (BBC News 28/05/2007), Bhutan again votes for tradition as mock poll ends, by Bappa Majumdar (Relief Web 29/05/2007)

One killed, dozens injured as refugees clash with police in Jhapa (nn 27/05/2007), Curfew in Bhutan refugee camp as tension escalates (wi 28/05/2007)

6 Bhutan Nepalis held (kp 27/05/2007)

Bhutanese refugees: Fresh Movement, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 25/05/2007)

Caught between resettlement & repatriation, by Tapan Kumar Bose (kp 23/05/2007), YCL hurls stone at Moriarty, US announces 2m support to refugees (nn 25/05/2007), ‘Settlement in US not best option for every refugee’ (kp 26/05/2007), US resettlement process from next week (samn 26/05/2007)

India’s role in solving refugee problem, by Prakash A. Raj (tg 23/05/2007)

If there is any human zoo to be visited, it is Bhutan!, by Thinlev Penjore (tg 23/05/2007)

Canada to resettle 5,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (Xinhua 23/05/2007)

Bhutan: A lost Shangri-La, by Dhruva Joshy (kp 22/05/2007)

Bhutanese refugees in India eager for resettlement in US (wi 22/05/2007)

‘Refugees ought to participate in politics’ (kp 21/05/2007)

UN Refugee high commissioner to visit Nepal (nn 18/05/2007), UNHCR chief arrives in Kathmandu; blast destroyes bus in Bhutan (nn 22/05/2007), Indian role crucial: Abraham (kp 22/05/2007), UN optimistic on respectful return home of Bhutanese refugees (pd 22/05/2007), Refugee issue needs collective effort: UNHCR chief (kp 23/05/2007), UN seeks to help Nepal refugees, by Mark Dummett (BBC News 23/05/2007), Guterres sees the need to re-establish security posts in refugee camps (nn 23/05/2007), Refugees must be free to choose own solution, says UNHCR chief (Relief Web 23/05/2007), India has constructive attitudes: Guterres (kp 24/05/2007), UN envoy to discuss refugee return with Bhutan (wi 24/05/2007), U.N. refugee agency chief leaves for Bhutan to discuss refugees (International Herald Tribune 24/05/2007), UN official says Bhutanese refugees in Nepal deserve options (Relief Web 24/05/2007)

US resettlement offer divides Bhutanese refugees (International Herald Tribune 17/05/2007), U.S. offer to Bhutan refugees fuels tension, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 17/05/2007), Tension up in Nepali refugee camps after US offer (Yahoo 17/05/2007), HRW stresses all options open for solution to refugee crisis (nn 17/05/2007), US Offer to Resettle Bhutanese Refugees Sparks Tensions: Refugees Have Right of Return, but Should Be Free to Choose Other Options (Human Rights Watch 17/05/2007) [see full HRW report: Last Hope: The Need for Durable Solutions for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal and India], Bhutan may evict more ethnic Nepalis: HRW, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 18/05/2007), US offer to Bhutan refugees living in Nepal fuels tension (Peninsula 18/05/2007), Ethnic cleansing (kp 19/05/2007), Five countries ready to let in 85,000 refugees in Nepal (Xinhua 22/05/2007) [This is not a solution because it justifies the Bhutan government's ethnic cleansing politics!], PM says repatriation is first priority (nn 22/05/2007)

Leaders express solidarity towards democratic movement in Bhutan (nn 16/05/2007)

Corollaries of refugee problem, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 14/05/2007)

Replacement population: Fears of a second wave of Bhutani refugees in the making, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 11/05/2007)

Insecurity cripples refugees’ lives, by Kazi Gautam (kp 10/05/2007)

All options open on resolving refugee issue, says Pradhan (nn 09/05/2007), ‘Option intact for repatriation to Bhutan’ (kp 10/05/2007)

Three Nepalis register as refugees in Beldangi camp (nn 09/05/2007)

Food aid for Bhutanese refugees in jeopardy (Relief Web 08/05/2007)

Refugee census may conclude on May 11 (kp 07/05/2007)

Lock stock barrel resolution: Viable option for amicable resolution of Bhutanese refugee problem, by Jack D Ives (kp 05/05/2007)

Exiled scribes say Bhutan poll farcical without free press (wi 03/05/2007)

UN consulting Bhutanese refugees in Nepal over resettlement (pd 03/05/2007)

Mock election or a scheme of establishing king's party?, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 01/05/2007)

India and the upcoming Druk democracy, by Wasbir Hussain (Himal Southasian, May 2007)

'India must respond to the refugee plight', interview with R B Basnet, founding president of the Bhutan National Democratic Party (BNDP) (kp 30/04/2007)

‘60,000 not a cap on Bhutan refugees intake’ (kp 27/04/2007)

Australia to resettle 5,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (Relief Web 26/04/2007)

Refugee resettlement to begin by January next year (nn 26/04/2007), US to set up offices to assess refugee resettlement, by Lila Baral (kp 26/04/2007), Refugees can resettle in US: Sahana (samn 26/04/2007)

Refugees want involvement in Bhutan's democratic exercise (nn 22/04/2007), Druk polls a drama: Rizal, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 22/04/2007)

US officials in Kathmandu to accelerate refugee resettlement (nn 22/04/2007)

Official census and non-registered refugees, by T P Mishra (kp 21/04/2007)

US asks Bhutan to take back refugees; Nancy Powell to replace Moriarty (nn 18/04/2007)

EC demands early solution of Bhutanese refugee issue (nn 18/04/2007)

Bhutan all set to stage mock poll, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 17/04/2007), Bhutan to stage mock vote (Reuters 19/04/2007), Bhutan holds fake national poll, by Sanjoy Majumder (BBC News 21/04/2007), Mock parliamentary polls begin in Bhutan (wi 21/04/2007), Enthusiastic turnout in Bhutan's historic dummy polls (wi 21/04/2007), Bhutan's tryst with democracy begins with mock polls (wi 21/04/2007), Bhutanese root for tradition in dummy polls for democracy (wi 22/04/2007)

Criminal activities up in refugee camps (samn 13/04/2007)

UNHCR to complete refugee census on May 11 (nn 12/04/2007), UNHCR to count 'out-camp' refugees (samn 13/04/2007)

Refugees form panel (samn 11/04/2007)

Refugees and India's strategic concerns, by Arun Kumar Singh (kp 10/04/2007)

Bhutan leads the battle for environment (wi 08/04/2007)

Next meet 'will end' refugee impasse (kp 05/04/2007) [??], Nepal, Bhutan to solve refugee crisis (samn 05/04/2007)

Koirala raises refugee issue with Bhutanese PM (nn 04/04/2007)

Abraham suggests Nepal to accede to int’l refugee convention (nn 03/04/2007)

India urged to help resolve Bhutanese refugee imbroglio, by Gopal Khanal (kp 01/04/2007)

Bhutan refugees’ movement restricted (samn 29/03/2007)

SSB plugs gaps in Bhutan border, by Manan Kumar (tc 26/03/2007)

Druk leftists’ no to third-country resettlement, by Lila Baral (kp 24/03/2007)

Lack of parties hits Bhutan's shift to democracy (wi 23/03/2007) [There are parties but they are not wanted by the ruling minority elite!], Bhutan's tryst with democracy begins, two parties formed (wi 25/03/2007) [Democracy guided from above has not worked in royal Nepal and it will not work in Bhutan as well!!], Formation of parties in Bhutan is a ploy: Refugee leader (nn 25/03/2007)

Repatriation is preferred solution, by Narayan Sharma (kp 23/03/2007)

WFP gets $1.03m for refugees (kp 23/03/2007), WFP needs more funds to feed Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (Relief Web 23/03/2007)

Netherlands, Switzerland extends support to WFP (nn 22/03/2007)

Who's responsible? (kp 21/03/2007)

How comprehensive is US proposal?, by Kazi Gautam (kp 16/03/2007), Home away from home: For many refugees in the camps, America is the new Bhutan, by Anup Kaphle (nt 16/03/2007)

UNHCR refutes news reports (nn 15/03/2007)

Refugees planted bombs in Phuentsholing, says Bhutan (nn 14/03/2007)

UNHCR calls for refugee applications, by Lila Baral (kp 08/03/2007), UNHCR refutes report (nn 08/03/2007)

US starts Bhutan refugees resettlement process, by Krishna Regmi (kp 07/03/2007)

Refugees barred from working (samn 07/03/2007)

Bhutanese refugee newspaper dying for want of funds (wi 06/03/2007), Aid offered to save Bhutan paper (Al Jazeera 06/03/2007)

47 Bhutan seats to see direct election (wi 04/03/2007)

Towards durable solution, by Narayan Sharma (kp 03/03/2007)

12 cops hurt in scuffle with refugees, by Saraswati Karki (kp 23/02/2007), One killed in refugees, locals clash (nn 23/02/2007), Refugees-officials clash leaves one dead, by Saraswati Karki (kp 24/02/2007), Curfew follows clash between Nepalis and Bhutanese refugees (pd 25/02/2007), Tension at refugee camp subsides, by Saraswati Karki (kp 25/02/2007), Locals, refugees smoke peace pipe (samn 25/02/2007), Morang locals protest as youth dies in clash with refugees (nn 25/02/2007), Locals protest youth's death, by Binod Bhandari (kp 26/02/2007), Bhutanese refugees and locals clash over resources (Relief Web 27/02/2007)

Stateless refugee children from Bhutan living in Nepal (Relief Web 22/02/2007)

BHRO concerned over discrimination in census, citizenship in Bhutan, by Lila Baral (kp 15/02/2007)

Refugee census over in Sanischare (kp 14/02/2007)

US provides fooditems worth $1.8m to Bhutanese refugees (nn 13/02/2007), Bhutanese refugees have food till April, by Tilak P Pokharel (kp 14/02/2007)

Bhutanese parties seek Indian PM's help (kp 09/02/2007), Bhutan’s baptism (kp 10/02/2007)

India, Bhutan sign updated friendship treaty, ties enter new era (wi 09/02/2007), India, Bhutan rewrite friendship treaty (wi 09/02/2007), A Natural Graciousness: Bhutan is India’s only friend in south Asia, by Sunanda K. Datta-Ray (tc 10/02/2007) [Indeed an offensive article against Nepal!!], New Indo-Bhutan Treaty, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp19/02/2007)

Druk king to visit India (kp 04/02/2007)

Ulfa cloud on Bhutan, again (tc 02/02/2007)

India, Bhutan to sign 'contemporary' treaty in February (wi 31/01/2007)

Nobody’s refugees: The shame of Bhutan , Nepal and India, by Kuldip Nayar (tg 31/01/2007)

Chased out by dragons: India can’t wash its hands of the Bhutani refugees in Nepal for much longer (nt 26/01/2007)

Concern over arrest (samn 26/01/2007)

Question on Wangchuck’s abdication, by Hemlal Timsina (kp 24/01/2007)

CPI (Maoist) imparting training to Communist Party of Bhutan (Maoist) (Newindpress 18/01/2007)

ADB's Japan Fund to grant $2 mln aid to rural Bhutanese (wi 17/01/2007)

Challenges of King Namgyal Wangchuk, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 16/01/2007)

Bhutanese Refugees: Resettlement in US, by Kitran Chapagain (kp 12/01/2007)

Freeing Thimpu (tc 11/01/2007)

Bhutanese Refugees: Trapped and Tantalized, by Hari Bansha Dulal (Scoop 10/01/2007)

India, Bhutan to sign updated treaty of friendship (wi 09/01/2007)

Refugee organisation opposes Bhutanese CEC remarks (nn 08/01/2007)

Bhutanese Refugees Need A Break: International intervention required to help 106,000 people in camps in Nepal, by Amit Pyakurel (on 06/01/2007)

A shakeup for Bhutan, by Murari R Sharma (Asia Times 05/01/2007); see also part 2 (09/01/2007)

Bhutanese minister’s remarks spark criticism (kp 04/01/2007)

Refugees want bilateral talks to end (nn 03/01/2007), 9 hurt in refugees, police clash, by Lila Baral (kp 03/01/2007), Over 20 injured in clash between Nepali police, Bhutanese refugees (pd 03/01/2007)

Will fifth Druk Gyalpo seize opportunity?, by Parang Kush Subedi (kp 02/01/2007)

Bhutan's tryst with democracy begins, royal commands questioned (wi 02/01/2007)

No talks with refugees: Bhutan minister (nn 28/12/2006), ‘Repatriation means import of ready-made terrorists’ (kp 28/12/2006) [Unbelievable statements of the autocratic Ngalong minority regime!], Oli raises strong objection against Bhutan PM's remarks (nn 29/12/2006), Govt ‘surprised’ at Bhutanese claim (kp 29/12/2006), Refugees or ready-made-terrorists?, by T P Mishra (kp 29/12/2006), Refugees criticize Druk FM statement (kp 30/12/2006), Oli repeats govt stance on refugees (samn 30/12/2006), Bhutanese refugees have no terror nexus: Nepal (wi 30/12/2006)

Shaking Up Bhutan, by Murari R. Sharma (Foreign Policy in Focus 28/12/2006)

Druk king urged to solve refugee crisis (kp 27/12/2006)

Bhutan's new education criteria kicks up row (wi 24/12/2006)

Bhutan parliament opens debate on refugee issue (nn 23/12/2006), Bhutan assembly to discuss refugees, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 23/12/2006)

WFP may stop food supply to Bhutanese refugees from next month (nn 22/12/2006), Absence of funds threatens UN efforts to feed 106,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (UN News Centre 22/12/2006), UN food agency says it has insufficient funds to feed Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (International Herald Tribune 22/12/2006), Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (Relief Web 22/12/2006), ‘WFP can no longer feed Druk refugees’ (kp 23/12/2006)

Is 2007 for Bhutanese refugees?, by Debasis Upadhya (KP 21/12/2006)

Bhutanese leader Rizal admitted to hospital (nn 19/12/2006)

Eight parties express commitment towards refugee repatriation (nn 18/12/2006), Role of India, int’l community sought (kp 18/12/2006)

99th Nat’l Day of Bhutan: Refugees denied entry into Bhutan, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 18/12/2006)

Bhutanese king steps down early (BBC News 15/12/2006), Bhutan King hands over reins to his son (nn 16/12/2006), Bhutan King’s abdication draws mixed reaction from refugee community (nn 16/12/2006), Bhutan crown prince is new king (wi 16/12/2006), Oxford educated 'prince charming' new Bhutan king (wi 16/12/2006), Bhutan king gives powers to son (tc 16/12/2006), King who made Bhutan happy, by K.P. NAYAR (tc 17/12/2006), Refugees urge new Druk king for repatriation (kp 17/12/2006), Change of Guards (sp 23/12/2006)

Will India take interest in refugees?, by Debasis Upadhya (kp 15/12/2006)

PM assures of repatriation to Bhutanese refugee leaders (nn 11/12/2006)

India's role is vital, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 11/12/2006)

Unwanted refugees, by Ganesh Subedi (kp 07/12/2006)

16,101 refugees counted so far in Jhapa (Relief Web 07/12/2006), Refugee census at Beldangi-I ends (kp 10/12/2006)

Drukyul and Delhi Doctrine, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp 06/12/2006)

Three Indians among four injured in Bhutan blast (wi 02/12/2006)

HIV/AIDS awareness concert in Bhutanese refugee camps (nn 30/11/2006)

Songs, films to educate Bhutan voters (wi 29/11/2006)

Bhutanese refugees and geopolitics, by Debasis Upadhya (kp 28/11/2006)

Refugees seek support for third country resettlement (kp 27/11/2006)

705,000 condoms to be distributed to Bhutanese refugees (nn 23/11/2006)

Bhutanese refugees too are upbeat (kp 23/11/2006)

Long-term implications for Bhutan, by Debasis Upadhya (kp 20/11/2006)

Nepal-Bhutan talks on refugee crisis postponed (nn 16/11/2006), Nepal-Bhutan ministerial meet deferred (kp 17/11/2006)

Boucher admires Bhutan's efforts to establish a stable basis for government (nn 15/11/2006)

Frustrated Bhutan refugees threaten armed move for rights (Relief Web 13/11/2006), Bilateral refugee talks planned (Relief Web (13/11/2006), Death threat to refugee leaders (kp 15/11/2006), Refugee Crisis: Who is the villain? by Niraj Aryal (tg 15/11/2006)

Refugees are boon for some Nepalis, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 13/11/2006)

US offer splits refugees (kp 10/11/2006), 3 more countries to take refugees: Bhutanese Refugee Series-I, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 10/11/2006), Bhutanese Refugee Series - II: Youths gravitate toward arms option, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 11/11/2006), Counting of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal to start soon: UN official (pd 10/11/2006), Bhutan urged to accept refugees, by Charles Haviland (BBC Nesws 10/11/2006), UNHCR worried by split among Bhutanese refugees (nn 11/11/2006), Discord over settlement worries UNHCR (samn 11/11/2006), Refugees split (kp 11/11/2006), Death of the repatriation option?, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 12/11/2006), Bhutanese refugees seek India's help (New Kerala 12/11/2006)

‘We’re forced to take up arms against druk regime’, by Saraswoti Karki (kp 08/11/2006)

Magical power in magical kingdom, by Swami Debibhakta Lamitarey (kp 06/11/2006)

US offer ‘not in favor of refugees’ (kp 06/11/2006)

Govt, UNHCR to conduct census of Bhutanese refugees (nn 06/11/2006)

DPM Oli on Bhutanese refugee stalemate: Repatriation is first priority (nn 04/11/2006),  Oli for final talks with Bhutan (kp 05/11/2006), Nepal seeking clear answer from Bhutan gov't on refugees' problem: Deputy PM (pd 05/11/2006)

Refugee census to begin from November 15 (nn 03/11/2006), Bhutanese refugee census to begin in eastern Nepal (pd 03/11/2006)

Other countries also interested to take in Bhutanese refugees (nn 29/10/2006), Western countries show green signal for resettling Bhutanese refugees (pd 29/10/2006), Bhutanese refugees appeal to Nepal to implement U.S. proposal to relocate them in U.S. (pd 29/10/2006)

Cause for satisfaction, by S Chandrasekharan (kp 27/10/2006)

US to pick refugees camp-by-camp, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 27/10/2006)

Ulfa back in Bhutan (tc 24/10/2006)

‘I have no right to object US plan’, interview with Tek Nath Rizal (kp 23/10/2006)

Upcoming Nepal-Bhutan talks will be decisive: DPM Oli (nn 21/10/2006)

Bhutan requests for deferment of ministerial meeting (nn 19/10/2006)

US motivation is humanitarian, by Ellen Sauerbrey (kp 19/10/2006) [But it will prevent a political solution!], Beyond blame, interview with

Ellen Sauerbrey, US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (nt 20/10/2006)

Upcoming talks will be decisive for repatriation of Bhutanese refugees: Oli (nn 16/10/2006), Rizal demands refugee representation in Nepal-Bhutan talks (nn 18/10/2006)

Bhutanese reform, Nepalese criticism, by Karma Phuntsho (Open Democracy 13/10/2006)

Nepal writes to Bhutan for talks, Rizal urges refugees to remain patient (nn 13/10/2006)

Voting in Drukdom, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 10/10/2006)

Resettlement plan in favor of Bhutanese King, says Rijal (nn 09/10/2006), U.S. offer puts Bhutanese refugees in Nepal in confusion (Xinhua 09/10/2006),  Refugees divided over US offer, by Lila Baral (kp 10/10/2006), Camp secretaries welcome US offer for Bhutanese refugees (nn 10/10/2006),  Dispute deepens among refugee leaders, BRRRC suspends camp secretaries (nn 11/10/2006)

Resettlement proposal divides refugees (nn 08/10/2006), US offer a spark of hope: UN (kp 08/10/2006),  A Window Of Opportunity: The US offer of resettlement provides a window of opportunity to relieve the burden from the shoulders of conflict-torn nation, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 13/10/2006)

Nepal and Bhutan to hold talks on refugees next month /Relief Web 06/10/2006), ‘Nepal-Bhutan talks in November’ (kp 07/10/2006)

Breakthrough for Bhutan refugees? by Alastair Lawson (BBC News 05/10/2006)

US: as many as 70,000 could be resettled from Nepal (Relief Web 30/09/2006), US ready to 'absorb' up to 60,000 Bhutanese refugees from Nepal (nn 03/10/2006), US ready to take 60,000 Bhutan refugees (kp 05/10/2006), Nepal government 'surprised' with US remarks about refugee resettlement (nn 06/10/2006), Refugee resettlement (kp 07/10/2006), UNHCR welcomes US offer to resettle Bhutanese refugees (nn 07/10/2006)

Refugees to be counted: Kahane (kp 28/09/2006)

The Bhutanese Refugee: Problem After years of living in camps the displaced are longing for home, by Rajan Pokhrel (on 22/09/2006)

Refugee leaders to visit Delhi, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 21/09/2006) 

U.S. provides assistance to feed Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (nn 18/09/2006) [The U.S. government has no problems to intervene into Nepali politics but it is not able to put pressure on the Bhutanese government to solve the refugee issue!!]

Bhutan's Spreading Democratic Aspiration, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 15/09/2006)

Bhutanese Refugees: New Refugee Policy, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 13/09/2006)

Refugee leader hopes to take part in 2008 election in Bhutan (nn 13/09/2006)

Bhutan, India and America, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 11/09/2006)

Gross national grief: The Bhutani refugees should not be made to wait forever, by Michael Hutt (nt 08/09/2006)

Refugees held for entering Bhutan, by Lila Baral (kp 08/09/2006)

Refugees fake parentage for Nepal citizenship, by Binod Bhandari (kp 05/09/2006)

Refugees repatriation is official policy, by Lila Baral & Sasaswoti Karki (kp 03/09/2006), Refugee repatriation (kp 05/09/2006)

BNDP urges time frame for refugee solution (kp 01/09/2006)

Refugees adjourn sit-in (kp 28/08/2006)

US MPs urge Bhutan to repatriate refugees, by Lila Baral (kp 28/08/2006), Kolbe urges Bhutan to accept its citizens (kp 04/09/2006)

Triumph of ethnic cleansing ? by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 18/08/2006)

Lift blockade of refugee areas: UNHCR (kp 18/08/2006)

PM unaware of 3rd country resettlement plan for refugees, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 18/08/2006)

Bhutanese refugees want third-country resettlement (Relief Web 17/08/2006)

German aids for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (pd 17/08/2006)

UNHCR urges for smooth delivery of humanitarian assistance to refugees (nn 17/08/2006)

Meeting of Khandu and Oli, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 12/08/2006)

National Language Without Its Speakers, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (rn 12/08/2006)

Refugees look for political solution, by T B Chhetri (kp 08/08/2006)

Wangchuk in Delhi darbar, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 05/08/2006)

Bhutanese refugees barred from going out camps in eastern Nepal (pd 02/08/2006), Bhutanese refugees restricted inside camps (nn 02/08/2006)

Lhotshampa go home (hs August 2006)

Christians in Bhutan released from prison (Spero News 31/07/2006)

India offers scholarships to 98 Bhutan students (wi 26/07/2006) [Are also Bhutanese students welcome who live in refugee camps in Nepal?]

Bhutan: Ethnic Cleansing Through Land Measurement, by Hariprasad Adhikari (rn 25/07/2006)

Bhutan King to visit India (Asian Age 25/07/2006), Bhutan king coming tomorrow, 2 pacts may be inked (wi 25/07/2006), Bhutan king arrives in India (wi 26/07/2006), India, Bhutan sign pacts on power, trade (wi 28/07/2006)

Bhutanese delegation visits Nepal on FAM tour (nn 24/07/2006)

16 Bhutanese Refugees to Be Resettled: U.N. presses Nepal to resolve the 16-year-old refugee problem, by Pawan Acharya (Ohmy News 24/07/2006), 16 cases not under third country settlement: UNHCR (nn 27/07/2006), ‘16 refugees being resettled for their safety’ (kp 28/07/2006), UNHCR defends exit visas to 16 Bhutanese (samn 28/07/2006), Refugee organization welcomes relocation (nn 28/07/2006), Bhutanese refugees in Nepal denounce UNHCR's third country resettlement proposal (pd 29/07/2006), Relocation of 16 refugees: confusion hangs on, by Indra Adhikari (nn 29/07/2006), Refugees demo against 3rd country settlement (kp 29/07/2006)

UNHCR worries about "radicalization" of Bhutanese refugees (pd 23/07/2006), 3rd country option awaits Nepal nod: Cheng-Hopkins (kp 23/07/2006), UNHCR proposal angers refugees, by Madhav Ghimire & Lila Baral (kp 24/07/2006), Lingering Refugee Issue (rn 24/07/2006), Refugee repatriation (kp 25/07/2006)

Acts to accomplish ethnic cleansing, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 22/07/2006)

Refugee impasse to end soon: Cheng-Hopkins (kp 21/07/2006), UNHCR assistant high commissioner assures refugees of ending crisis (nn 21/07/2006), All options should be kept open: Hopkins (nn 22/07/2006)

Bhutanese refugees on indefinite sit-in in Nepali capital (pd 20/07/2006), 14 Bhutanese refugees arrested (nn 21/07/2006), Bhutan is home (nt 21/07/2006)

UNHCR deputy chief arrives (nn 19/07/2006)

Bhutanese refugees formulate draft constitution (nn 18/07/2006), Bhutan refugees bring out draft statute, by Lila Baral (kp 18/07/2006), Bhutanese refugees draft parallel constitution, by Biswajyoti Das (Reuters 19/07/2006)

No place like home: Bhutani refugees rebuff third-country resettlement, by Shailee Basnet (nt 14/07/2006)

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal catch Maoist fever, by Shamim-ur-Rahman (Dawn 13/07/2006)

Respiratory illness grips refugee camps (nn 11/07/2006)

Bhutan refugees in Nepal send SOS to Yechury (Hindustan Times 03/07/2006)

Abode of mist and mysticism: Bhutan is a veritable Himalayan oasis, where religion and mysticism play a vital role in defining life, by Sudha Mahalingam (fl 01/07/2006)

Gross national distress; However much it tries, Bhutan will never be able to brush its refugee crisis under the carpet, by CK Lal (nt 30/06/2006)

Bhutani refugees (nt 30/06/2006, originally in Samaya, 30 June)

Bhutanese refugees gherao SAARC Secretariat (nn 28/06/2006)

UN & Bhutan’s ethnic cleansing, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 27/06/2006)

Refugee students stir against Bhutan king, by Lila Baral (kp 26/06/2006)

Nepal may disown refugee categorization: Deputy PM (People's Daily 26/06/2006), Nepal may disown refugee categorization (kp 26/06/2006)

No third country settlement: Refugees (kp 24/06/2006)

Bhutan, Sikkim journos sign accord, by Upendra Pokhrel (kp 23/06/2006)

Repatriate refugees (kp 22/06/2006)

Computers can now speak Bhutan's Dzongkha (wi 21/06/2006)

World Refugee Day being observed; UNHCR unhappy with Nepal (nn 20/06/2006)

Protracted refugee situation, by Dhurba Rizal (kp 19/06/2006)

Abraham asks to expedite process to end refugee problem (nn 16/06/2006), Bhutan refugees can be resettled elsewhere: Abraham (kp 17/06/2006), ‘Third country resettlement a ploy’ (kp 21/06/2006)

Conflict of the country affects security situation of refugee camps: JAM (nn 15/06/2006)

"UNHCR can work for third country resettlement, not repatriation" (nn 14/06/2006)

Refugees threaten insurgency in Bhutan, by Upendra Pokharel (kp 14/06/2006)

Refugee agenda disappeared, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 09/06/2006)

Refugees betrayed for not raising their issue with India: Rizal (nn 08/06/2006)

Bhutan refugees set hope on Koirala's India visit (wi 05/06/2006), PM asked to raise Bhutanese refugee issue (rn 07/06/2006)

Bhutanese refugees protest in Kathmandu (kp 04/06/2006)

UNHCR urges Nepal and Bhutan to resume talks (nn 03/06/2006), UN asks Nepal, Bhutan to solve refugee crisis (People's Daily 04/06/2006)

DPM Oli meets Bhutan FM (kp 30/05/2006), Nepal-Bhutan talks on refugee issue (nn 30/05/2006)

India to help Bhutan conduct historic 2008 elections (wi 26/05/2006)

Bhutanese refugees to stage sit-in in Kathmandu, lobby in New Delhi; govt. decides to issue travel documents to refugees (nn 25/05/2006)

Use of royal prerogatives, by DNS Dhakal (kp 23/05/2006)

Bhutanese refugees vote to elect their camp management representatives (nn 10/05/2006)

Rizal congratulates Nepalis on behalf of the Bhutanese people (nn 08/05/2006)

A silent revolution in thunder dragon land: ‘For God’s sake, why do we need democracy?’, by Debashis Bhattacharyya (Telegraph, Calcutta 16/04/2006)

Refugee camps facing food shortage due to strike: Report (nn 13/04/2006)

Japanese organisation provides US$ 38,000 to UNHCR’s Nepal programme (nn 05/04/2006)

Last resort for refugees, by Swami Devi Bhakta Lamitarey (kp 03/04/2006)

Indian travel writer under fire in Nepal (Hindustan Times 28/03/2006)

Bhutan shows UK the way - Draft constitution sets king’s retirement at 65, by Subash Chandra Bose (Telegraph, Calcutta 27/03/2006), Exit King (Telegraph, Calcutta 29/03/2006)

Sheer prejudice of chief justice, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 25/03/2006)

A ray of sunshine: Solar cookers help feed Bhutani refugees, protect forests, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 24/03/2006)

US contributes USD 1.4 million to UNHCR’s Nepal programmes (nn 17/03/2006)

Repatriate refugees: US tells Bhutan (kp 17/03/2006)

Int’l community committed to help resolve refugee problem: Danish envoy (nn 14/03/2006)

Danish ambassador blames Bhutan for delay in refugee repatriation (nn 09/03/2006)

Bhutan to export 2,500 MW power to India (Hindustan Times 07/03/2006)

Rizal to lead Bhutanese refugee movement (nn 04/03/2006)

UN condemns bombings at its office in east Nepal (Scoop 03/03/2006)

Divide and rule policy, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 27/02/2006)

Rights organizations urge donors to pressurize Bhutan for repatriation of refugees (nn 12/02/2006), Rizal urges donors to suspend Bhutan aid, by Lila Baral (kp 12/02/2006)

Nepal/Bhutan: Donors Called On To Resolve Protracted Refugee Problem, Joint NGO Letter to the Delegates of the Bhutan Donors Round Table Meeting, 9 February 2006 (Scoop 10/02/2006)

Bhutanese refugees organize daylong silent protest in the Netherlands (nn 07/02/2006)

One man’s rule dangerous: Jigme, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 04/02/2006)

UN refugee agency helps Bhutanese refugees in Nepal shift to solar power (UN News Centre 04/02/2006), UNHCR to help build solar power oven for Bhutanese refugees (nn 04/02/2006)

Bhutanese refugee education programme needs emergency funds (Relief Web 30/01/2006)

Bhutanese refugees organize demo abroad (nn 27/01/2006)

Signs of sorrow: The low morale of Bhutani refugees is giving way to deep social problems, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 20/01/2006)

Bhutan pledges free and fair poll (wi 19/01/2006), Bhutan not to allow criminals to contest poll (wi 19/01/2006) [Who is a criminal? Expelled citizens of Nepali origin as well?]

Rizal warns of arms revolt (nn 18/01/2006), Refugees might take up arms if frustration continues: Rizal, by Upendra Pokhrel (kp 18/01/2006)

Bhutan's only blot, by S Chandrasekharan (kp 17/01/2006)

Bhutan troops on alert after ULFA kills army guide (nk 15/01/2006)

Nepal: UN refugee agency urges officials to grant exit visas for Bhutanese (UN News Centre 13/01/2006), Refugees stage sit-in at UNHCR, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 14/01/2006)

Peaceful movement only wayout: Rizal (kp 10/01/2006), Bhutanese refugees will return home at any cost: Rizal (nn 11/01/2006)

Gimmick of King Wangchuck, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 09/01/2006)

Bhutanese refugees to hold weekly assembly at Nepal-India border (nn 07/01/2006)

Bhutanese refugees want intervetion of India for returning home (nk 07/01/2006)

Bhutan's election wheel gets rolling (wi 05/01/2006)

Democratic Bhutan: Sincere promise or a ploy? (Asian Centre for Human Rights 04/01/2006)

Bhutan tells China: hands off mushrooms (Asia News 04/01/2006)

Pious Wangchuck is fraud, by Puran P Bista (kp 03/01/2006)

Refugees? satyagraha, by Lila Baral (kp 02/01/2006)

Two Indians bailed out from Bhutan jail (Hindustan Times 02/01/2006)

Comprehensive package required to resolve the refugee problem: Experts (nn 31/12/2005)

Bhutans 'uncertain future' in democracy (ti 30/12/2005)

Rizal urges Nepal govt. to expedite efforts to resolve refugee issue (nn 29/12/2005)

Chinese troops in Bhutan raising concern (World Peace Herald 28/12/2005)

Protests by Bhutanese refugees continues (nn 27/12/2005)

Democracy knocks at Bhutan's door (Bangkok Post 26/12/2005)

Bhutanese refugees start hunger strike against UNHCR decision (nn 25/12/2005)

Bhutan prince completes military training in Britain (wi 24/12/2005)

Staff Stir at Bhutanese Refugee Camps in East Nepal (nln 23/12/2005)

Unbecoming Citizens: "A rare case study of the dynamics of nationalism in the Himalayas", by Charlie Devereux (Open Democracy 22/12/2005), a review of Michael Hutt's book "Unbecoming Citizens"

Indo-Bhutan treaty: review time, by Dalip Mehta (ie 22/12/2005)

Palace to the People (ti 22/12/2005)

Bhutan's future king wins hearts of citizens (wi 22/12/2005)

All the Best Wishes to the would-be-King of Bhutan, by I. P. Adhikari (nn 21/12/2005)

Bhutan Prince learns the ropes in Delhi college, by Shiv Aroor (ie 20/12/2005)

As Nepal Pines for Democracy, Neighbour Bhutan Set for Royal Abdication (nln 18/12/2005), Bhutan king announces abdication (BBC News 18/12/2005), Bhutan king announces he will abdicate in 2008 (wi 18/12/2005), Bhutan king to abdicate in 2008, general elections to be held (wi 18/12/2005), Bhutan king to step down after three years (nn 18/12/2005), King of Bhutan announces first election, by Rahul Bedi (Telegraph, UK 19/12/2005), Bhutan shocked over king's abdication move (wi 19/12/2005), Bhutan in shock over king's abdication move (wi 19/12/2005), Bhutan dissident terms king's abdication move an eyewash (wi 19/12/2005),  Democracy in Bhutan an opportunity for Indian diplomacy (wi 19/12/2005), Wangchuck's vow (kp 20/12/2005), Bhutan's Road to Democracy (Kangla Online 21/12/2005), Bhutan's king takes the lead in bringing democracy to Himalayan kingdom (Pravda 21/12/2005), see also His Majesty the King's National Day address on December 17 (Translated from Dzongkha) (ku 17/12/2005)

Bhutanese refugees to march for Bhutan (nn 17/12/2005), Bhutanese refugees to return home (kp 17/12/2005), Sixty hurt as Bhutanese protest at India border (Reuters 17/12/2005), Bhutanese refugees again barred from returning to Bhutan (nn 18/12/2005)

Nepalese sneak-in fails (te 11/12/2005) [representing and supporting the Bhutanese view on refugees], Bhutanese Refugees seeks permission to use Indian corridor (wi 11/12/2005), Bhutanese refugees barred from returning to Bhutan (nn 11/12/2005)

Bhutanese gets IMA’s Sword of Honour (Newindpress 11/12/2005)

UNHCR Nepal to Replace Kerosene With Bio-briquettes for Refugee Camps (nln 07/12/2005), Oil prices hit UNHCR budget for Bhutanese in Nepal (New Kerala 07/12/2005), Bhutanese refugees to cook with bio-briquettes (nn 16/12/2005)

“India has high stakes in Bhutan”: Saran (nn 05/12/2005)

Bhutan accuses China of intrusion and encroachment (wi 29/11/2005), Bhutan Accuses China Of Encroachment (South Asia Network 05/12/2005)

Recourse to 1958 Citizenship Act, by S Chandrasekhaaran (kp 28/11/2005)

King Gyanendra May Visit Bhutan (nln 26/11/2005), Government Forbids Rijal to Fly Overseas (nln 27/11/2005), Refugee leader Rizal denied travel document (nn 27/11/2005) [such news fit together wonderfully]

Bhutanese Refugees Forgotten in Nepal’s Turmoil, by Damakant Jayshi (Inter Press Service 25/11/2005), Bhutanese forgotten in Nepal’s turmoil: Report (nn 26/11/2005)

A tale of Bhutanese refugees: Sukumaya envisages a dark future, by Sanu Ghimire and Neetu Dubey (nn 17/11/2005)

Indian Politics and Bhutanese Refugees, by Mohan Sharma (Scoop 14/11/2005)

How corrupt Bhutan is, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 14/11/2005)

Bhutan moms begin protest in Kathmandu (wi 11/11/2005)

Refugees to press UN for repatriation (samn 10/11/2005), Bhutanese Refugees Hand Over Memorandum to UN, Ask its Intervention, by Suresh Chandra Pokhrel (nln 11/11/2005), Bhutanese refugees protest in front of UN office (nn 11/11/2005), Refugee moms to stage sit-in at UN (kp 11/11/2005), Refugees seek Annan’s help (kp 12/11/2005)

Now Bhutan is the target of violence (tg 09/11/2005)

Bhutan King Wangchuk advocates parliamentary democracy (wi 08/11/2005), King wants to hand power to the people, by Peter Foster (Telegraph, UK 09/11/2005), Parliamentary democracy is the best: Bhutanese king (nn 09/11/2005)

Bhutan's way ahead, by Ratna P Subba (kp 08/11/2005)

Bhutan's draft constitution, by S K Pradhan (kp 05/11/2005)

Distant dream (kp 05/11/2005)

Bhutan releases Ojar (kp 01/11/2005)

A Constitution for the future of Bhutan (ku 29/10/2005)

Bhutan breaks the ice, by S Chandrasekharan (kp 26/10/2005)

Refugees not to be forced to 3rd country (samn 25/10/2005)

UNHCR for extensive package to resolve refuge problem (nn 25/10/2005)

Govt not to issue travel documents to refugees, by Kamdev Khanal (nn 24/10/2005)

Uncertainties of Bhutanese refugees, by Dhurba Rizal (kp 20/10/2005)

Natwar Singh heads to Bhutan Monday (wi 17/10/2005)

Bhutan's march to democracy, by Ratna P Subba (kp 15/10/2005)

A unique democracy, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 10/10/2005)

'Tortured' Bhutan refugees send SOS to UN envoy (wi 06/10/2005)

Dashain has no joy for Bhutanese refugees (kp 05/10/2005)

Bhutanese refugees announce voluntary repatriation drive (nn 03/10/2005), Bhutanese refugees return after years in exile in Nepal (Relief Web 04/10/2005), 22 homeward-bound Bhutanese refugees arrested (nn 05/10/2005), 19 Bhutanese refugees arrested in India (wi 05/10/2005)

UNHCR to resettle Bhutan refugees (samn 02/10/20059

India clears new trade routes for Bhutan (ti 29/09/2005)

Refugees protest, demand kerosene (samn 27/09/2005)

Bhutan's policy of depopulation, by Thinley Penjore (kp 26/09/2005)

Waive discrimination against refugee women: Rights body (kp 25/09/2005)

Nepal-Bhutan ‘crucial’ meeting on refugee, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 14/09/2005)

Sarchhop factor in Bhutan's politics, by Ratna P Subba (kp 13/09/2005)

UNHCR warning on Bhutan refugees, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 10/09/2005)

Bhutanese refugees call for UN intervention (nn 09/09/2005), Refugees appeal for Annan intervention (kp 09/09/2005)

Nepal, Bhutan agree for talks on refugees (Relief Web 08/09/2005), Nepal, Bhutan to re-open talks on refugee (wi 08/09/2005), Bhutan in favour of solution to refugee impasse' (nn 08/09/2005)

Bhutan's road to democracy will be smooth: Indian official (wi 08/09/2005)

Druk dilutes democracy, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 05/09/2005)

Rising oil prices squeeze fuel supplies for Bhutanese refugees (nn 05/09/2005)

‘Internationalize Bhutanese refugee issue’ (kp 02/09/2005)

Despair of Nepal's unwanted exiles, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 30/08/2005)

Bhutan to block entry of fleeing Indian rebels (Daily Star 30/08/2005)

Druk exploitation, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 26/08/2005)

US, Japan grant nearly US $3m to UNHCR, Nepal office (nn 23/08/2005)

EC aid package to assist Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (tg 17/08/2005)

UNHCR urges Bhutanese refugees to wait for right opportunity to go home (Relief Web 16/08/2005), UNHCR cautions refugees against self-repatriation, by Saraswati Karki (kp 19/08/2005)

Druk authorities raid houses, by Sarashwoti Karki (kp 17/08/2005)

100 refugees reach Bhutan, sent back (kp 15/08/2005), Bhutanese police arrest refugees, force them back later (nn 15/08/2005)

India is the key to refugee crisis, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 15/08/2005)

Bhutanese Refugees: Repatriation still best option, by Damakant Jayshi (kp 14/08/2005)

Information campaign for Bhutanese to discourage returning on their own (Relief Wen 12/08/2005)

Rights groups appeal for help in the treatment of Rizal (nn 09/08/2005)

India & refugees (kp 05/08/2005)

Tension near Nepal border (IRNA 04/08/2005), Attempt to return put Bhutanese refugees at risk: UNHCR (nn 04/08/2005), No passage for Bhutan refugees, by Anuradha Sharma Lakhotia (te 04/08/2005), Attempts to return to Bhutan put refugees at risk: UNHCR (kp 05/08/2005), UN slams foiled bid to repatriate Bhutanese refugees from Nepal (Daily Star 06/08/2005)

Indian police- Bhutanese refugees clash at Nepal-India border (nn 03/08/2005); this is a clear break of existing Indian treaties with Nepal as well as with Bhutan

Bhutan king holds talks with Indian leaders (wi 03/08/2005), Bhutan King in Delhi, focus on Chumbi trade corridor, by C. Raja Mohan (ie 04/08/2005)

Bhutanese leader Rizal sick (nn 01/08/2005), Rizal admitted at hospital, wife appeals for help (nn 04/08/2005), Not much improvement in Rizal's health (nn 07/08/2005)

Supremacy of government, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 30/07/2005)

Thimphu-Beijing boundary talks has Delhi worried (Phayul 30/07/2005)

Power Grid to help Bhutan set up transmission lines (Hindu 30/07/2005)

Only one way home: Bhutani refugees reject resettlement, by Sagun S Lawoti (nt 29/07/2005)

Bhutanese monarch to visit India next week (nn 29/07/2005), Bhutan king's visit to boost bilateral ties (ians 29/07/2005), Jigme in Delhi to mend fences (kp 30/07/2005), No make-or-break situation in Indo-Bhutan ties: Bhutan King to arrive on August 1, by Rajeev Sharma (Tribune 31/07/2005)

Bhutan bars Indian TV channels (Chennai Online 28/07/2005)

Bhutan's forgotten yearn for Land of the Dragon, by Terry Friel (Reuters 22/07/2005)

UNHCR acts to ease tensions between locals and refugees in Nepal (Relief Web 19/07/2005)

Rijal not allowed to visit refugees (kp 17/07/2005), Press Bhutan to return refugees, says Rijal (rn 18/07/2005)

India to provide Rs 1,984 crore to Bhutan (dh 15/07/2005)

‘Bhutan’s king created refugees’ (kp 13/07/2005), Open dialogue with the Bhutan king: UNHCR (nn 14/07/2005), Bhutanese refugees in Nepal frustrated by lack of progress (rw 15/07/2005)

Druk doctors population census, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 04/07/2005)

Bhutan to admire, China to follow, by Barun Roy (Business Standard 24/06/2005)

Bhutanese Refugee Imbroglio Internationalisation A Must, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 24/06/2005)

Refugees send petition to HM the King [Gyanendra] (nn 21/06/2005)

‘UN role must to solve stalemate’, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 20/06/2005)

Bamboo curtain: Bhutani refugees wait for their fate to be decided, by Naresh Newar (nt 17/06/2005), “Not enough is being done”, interview with the Nepal representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Abraham Abraham (nt 17/06/2005), Bhutanis who have never been to Bhutan, by Ashok R Shakya (nt 17/06/2005)

Last stage of border demarcation with India (Kuensel 11/06/2005)

Complexity of refugee issue, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 11/06/2005)

UNHCR's Decision and Bhutanease Refugees? By Kamala Sarup (Scoop 10/06/2005)

Assembly discusses bilateral talks with Nepal (Kuensel 08/06/2005)

Moving ahead with nation building (Kuensel 04/06/2005)

Refugees pass resolution on repatriation (kp 30/05/2005)

Bhutanese refugees appeal to diplomatic team, by Leela Baral (kp 26/05/2005)

Refugees Urge Nepal to Open Options: Languishing in camps for 15 years, Nepali-speaking Bhutanese notify the U.N. of their plight, by Rupesh Silwal (Ohmy News 25/05/2005)

Refugee deadlock (kp 24/05/2005)

Refugees apply to exercise 3 options, by Saraswati Karki (kp 23/05/2005)

Funds for Bhutanese refugees to continue (kp 17/05/2005)

UNHCR to collect profiles of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (Xinhua 17/05/2005)

‘Western countries for resettlement’, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 14/05/2005)

Bhutan's draft constitution, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 07/05/2005)

Bhutan starts blocking ‘bad’ Indian TV channels: News channels, others showing soaps dubbed ‘culturally degrading’, by Pranab Dhal Samanta (Indian Express 07/05/2005)

Iranian ambassador on goodwill visit (Kuensel Online 06/05/2005)

Bhutanese parties urge King Jigme to form interim govt in a month, by Kumar Luintel (ht 03/05/2005)

Bhutan Experiments in Democracy, by Brent Hurd (Voice of America 29/04/2005)

Bhutanese refugees’ appeal conveyed to Annan (ht 28/04/2005), Refugees send SOS to Annan (ht 29/04/2005)

UN mulling verification of Bhutanese refugees, by Kumar Luintel (ht 23/04/2005)

Bhutan a step ahead of Nepal, by Dhruba Adhikary (Asia Times 21/04/2005)

Democracy for Bhutan Jigme’s Gamble, by Yehseeh (Asian Tribune 20/04/2005

BNDP to offer suggestions on Bhutan constitution (kp 15/04/2005), Bhutanese draft statute welcomed (ht 15/04/2005)

Surprise and suspicion greet King Jigme (nt 08/04/2005, originally in Samaya, 7 April)

Refugee discourse, by Abhi Subedi (kp 07/04/2005

Exiles attack Bhutan constitution (BBC News 04/04/2005)

The Wangchuk wagon to democracy, by Indrani Bagchi (Times of India 03/04/2005

Gross National Democracy (Hindu 02/03/2005

Bhutan's racist education, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kp 01/04/2005)

Dangers of Democracy, by Jug Suraya (Times of India 31/03/2005), Democracy in Bhutan (Independent, Dhaka 01/04/2005)

Himalayan task (Pioneer 31/03/2005)

Farce in Drukdom (kp 30/03/2005)

Bhutan's historic shift from monarchy to democracy (Newindpress 29/03/2005), Bhutan to make historic shift to people’s power (Deccan Herald 29/03/2005), 'It's an attempt to hoodwink international community' (kp 29/03/2005), Historic step: The Bhutanese King’s role in ushering in a constitutional form of govt is commendable (Deccan Herald 29/03/2005), Bhutan's king brings in party democracy, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian 29/03/2005), Constitution short but sweet for Bhutan (Sydney Morning Herald 29/03/2005)

Refugees want to have their say in Bhutan statute (ht 28/03/2005)

Bhutan proposes two-party system (kp 27/03/2005), Bhutan’s first-ever constitution unveiled (ht 27/03/2005), Bhutan unveils Constitution, Indian imprint shows, by Devirupa Mitra (Statesman, Calcutta 26/03/2005), Bhutan unveils first constitution (Sify 26/03/2005), see also draft of the constitution

UNHCR says no cut in aid to refugees (ht 25/03/2005)

Bhutanese refugees appeal to UNHCR (kp 23/03/2005), UNHCR urged to aid Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (ReliefWeb 23/03/2005

Unique election in Bhutan, by Hariprasad Adhikari (kathmandu Post, 12/03/2005

Nepal and UNHCR discuss refugee problems (Tribune de Genève 24/02/2005)

Reduction in Bhutanese population, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 21/02/2005)

Despite king’s remarks, refugees bent on returning, by Damkant Jayshi (kp 31/01/2005)

‘Maoist insurgency, a real threat for Bhutan’ (kp 30/01/2005)

Most refugees are not Bhutanese: Jigme, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/01/2005), see also Bhutanese refugees, letter by Shamir Adhikari (kp 31/01/2005)

Police reports more crimes in refugee camps (rn 29/01/2005)

Bhutanese refugees rally in New York (kp 26/01/2005), Refugees seek special UN envoy to pressure Bhutan (rn 26/01/2005)

Bhutanese refugees seek safe passage (kp 24/01/2005), Bhutanese refugees seek Indian state’s help (rn 24/01/2005)

Refugees should go to Bhutan, not third nations, say experts, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 21/01/2005)

Why does Bhutan need intervention? By Ratna P Subba (kp 18/01/2005)

Talibanizing Bhutan, by Hari Prasad Adhikari (kp 17/01/2005)

Refugee repatriation (kp 15/01/2005)

Bhutan not serious about resolving crisis: Mahat (rn 14/01/2005)

UNHCR cuts down kerosene supply to refugees (kp 13/01/2005)

Bhutan shines alongside India, Pak, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 11/01/2005)

2,000 elderly refugees register for voluntary repatriation (kp 09/01/2005)

Bhutanese refugee problem, by Hiranya Lal Shrestha (kp 01/01/2005), see also Refugee problem: Need for more international pressure on Bhutan, by Hiranya Lal Shrestha (ht 03/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Tek Nath Rijal and Thinley Penjore, Aspects of Bhutanese Refugee Impasse, Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee, November, 2006 (published in tg 23/05/2007)

Human Rights Watch report: Last Hope: The Need for Durable Solutions for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal and India (17/05/2007)

Amicus Foundation, supporting aid projects in Bhutan and Thailand

Amnesty International reports and publications on Bhutan

2008 Human Rights Report: Bhutan, by U.S. Department of State, 25 February 2009

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2004, by U.S. Department of State, 28/02/2005

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2003, by U.S. Department of State, 25/02/2004

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2002, by U.S. Department of State, 31/03/2003

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2001, by U.S. Department of State, 04/03/2002

Trapped by Inequality: Bhutanese Refugee Women in Nepal, a Human Rights Watch report (24/03/2003)

We don't want to be refugees again, a Human Rights Watch briefing paper for the 14th Ministerial Joint Committee of Bhutan and Nepal, May 19, 2003

Bhutan Ten years later and still waiting to go home The case of the refugees, report by Amnesty International (01/09/2002)

Druk National Congress (DNC), political organization of Bhutan

Articles on Bhutan, by Rakesh Chhetri

Website on the Bhutanese Refugees

Website of the Bhutan Women and Children Organisation

The essence of Bhutanese foreign policy, by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/1998)

National security: a Bhutanese perspective, by Rakesh Chhetri (Kathmandu Post, 25/12/1997)

Refugees from Bhutan: Nationality, Statelessness & Right to Return, by Tang Lay Lee

Cultural Cleansing: A Distinct National Identity and the Refugees from Southern Bhutan, by D.B. Thronson

Background of the current crisis in Bhutan, by Michael Hutt

Bhutan Home Page, designed and maintained by Steve Allen

Web links on Bhutanese refugee issues, by Newslook

Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2000, by U.S. Department of State, February 2001

Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998, by U.S. Department of State: (Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, February 26, 1999)

Nutritional assessment of adolescent refugees--Nepal, 1999 (News Real, 05/10/2000)

Bhutan: Refugeees face further set back, by Amnesty International (ASA 14/002/2000, News Service Nr. 189, 04/10/2000

Nationality, expulsion, statelessness and the right to return, by Amnesty International (ASA 14/001/2000, 01/09/2000)

Web site of Association of HUman Rights Activists, Bhutan (AHURA Bhutan)

European Parliament resolution on Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, 07/09/2000

European Parliament, Resolution on the plight of Nepali-speaking refugees from Bhutan, 14/03/1996

Amnesty International Reports on Bhutan

Annual Report 2000: Bhutan, by Amnesty International

CECI Asian experience in the refugee-affected area: rehabilitation program (RARP) in Nepal

dabali: the Bhutanese refugees

Bhutan: amnesty international welcomes release of prisoner of conscience (Amnesty International - News Release - ASA 14/04/99, 21 December 1999)

Bhutan - annual report 1999, by amnesty international, period January - December 1998

Bhutan: crack-down on “anti-nationals” in the east (Amnesty International - Report - ASA 14/01/98, January 1998

Country report on human rights practices for 1997, by U.S. Department of State: (Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998)

Bhutanese refugees may be returning home (Refugee News, September 1997)

Freiwillige Flüchtlinge gibt es nicht (amnesty international, May 1997)

Bhutan - annual report 1998, by amnesty international, Period January - December 1997

Hintergründe und Perspektiven des bhutanischen Flüchtlingsdramas, by Karl-Heinz Kraemer (Suedasien 16,6:52-60, 1996)

Bhutan - Jahresbericht 1997, by amnesty international, Berichtszeitraum: 1. Januar 1996 - 31. Dezember 1996

Bhutan - Jahresbericht 1996, by amnesty international, Berichtszeitraum: 1. Januar 1995 - 31. Dezember 1995

The exodus of ethnic Nepalis from Southern Bhutan, by Tessa Piper (Writenet, UK, April 1995)

Bhutan: Land des friedlichen Drachens? Bericht einer internationalen Juristenkommission, by Karl-Heinz Kraemer (Suedasien 12,6:48-49, 1992)

World Factbook 1999 - Bhutan, by CIA