Article 6TYN3 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal living in limbo, longing to reclaim their land

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal living in limbo, longing to reclaim their land

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editors@theworld.org (Priyanka Shankar)
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In the 1990s, many Nepali-speaking citizens of Bhutan fled their country to escape oppression under the country's "One Nation, One People" law. After landing in temporary refugee camps in Nepal, many of them resettled in third countries. But some remain in the camps more than 30 years later, holding out hope that they can reclaim the land they once owned. Priyanka Shankar brings us the story, which she reported with Rojita Adhikari.

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