Tag: #fake Bhutanese refugee scandal
Articles tagged with #fake Bhutanese refugee scandal

Those were the days
Decades-old archival images by photojournalist Bikas Rauniar of ministers in the new government

Heads Roll
From gold smuggling to land grabs and fake refugee papers, web of scandals ensnares Nepali politicians and businessmen

State malfunction
It seems like just yesterday that the momentous story broke. Police started investigating the fake Bhutanese refugee scandal, and Nepalis held…

Nepal gets Gold Medal for corruption
There is national consensus among politicians only when it comes to protecting each other from prosecution

Scapegoating a champion of democracy
Tek Nath Rizal advocated for the cause of genuine Bhutan refugees, not creating fake ones

Crime and/or Punishment in Nepal
Big heads roll for the first time in corruption crackdown, but bigger heads are being deliberately spared

The tragedy of Tek Nath Rizal
How can someone without a country commit treason?

Losing our moral compass
The fake refugee scam is a reflection of everything that is wrong with Nepal and the people who run it

In a Federal Kleptocratic Republic of Nepal
Heads are rolling as another former minister is arrested in a fake refugee scandal that is rocking Nepal’s government

Rot at the top
Everything you need to know about Nepal’s fake refugee scandal (but were too indifferent to ask)
