Stories about Nepal from June, 2007
Nepal: Refugees in Austria
United We Blog! on Nepali refugees in Austria.
Nepal: Trafficking and Sex Slavery
Nepal Monitor on combating trafficking and sex slavery in Nepal.
Nepal: Constituent Assembly Polls
Kathmandu Speaks on the importance of the Constituent Assembly polls.
Nepal: Sovereignty and the throne
For A Democracy states that the Wangchuks, sovereignty applies more to the throne than the country.
Nepal: Women and Empowerment
Nepal Monitor asks “But is there any causal relationship between women empowerment at the grassroots and women empowerment at the top political positions and vice versa?”
Nepal: Waiting for Monsoon
Feringhee wonders where the monsoon is and has photographs from Buddhist India and Kathmandu.
Nepal: Maoists and the Press
United We Blog! on the attempts of Maoists forces in Nepal to intimidate the press.
South Asia: Sir Salman Rushdie
Sepia Mutiny on knighthood and Salman Rushdie, and how the writer in the 80s was a strong critic of the British establishment.
Nepal: Jimmy Carter – talked, smiled and went
United We Blog! reproduces Jimmy Carter's statement after his four day visit to the country, and the post has an interesting discussion in the comments section.
Nepal: Bhutanese Refugees
Kathmandu Speaks on the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, the urgent need to intervene, and India's big bully tactics in South Asia.
Nepal: Constitution and Monarchy
United We Blog! points to the constitutional provision that could abolish monarchy if the monarchy is found interfering in the assembly election.
Nepal: Trafficking and commitment
Nepal Monitor comments on a US report on Nepal's commitment to prevent trafficking in persons.
Nepal: Durbar Square in motion
An American blogger in Nepal working to promote and protect Dalit rights, has a photograph that captures the energy of a street when a banda (strike) is not in place.
Nepal: Women and the State
Kathmandu Speaks asks why women commit suicide in Nepal, and points to the perceived lack of support for women.
South Asia: On Paris Hilton
Sepia Mutiny on the sudden relevance of Paris Hilton. “Meanwhile, you have so-called “enemy combatants,” some of them South Asian, who in many cases don’t get a lawyer or even...
Nepal: On Creepy Anticipation
Nepali Netbook on the anniversary of a carnage and creepy anticipation. “If the elections are to be held on schedule, a modicum of law and order is what is really...
South Asia: A Brown Doctor on the telly
Sepia Mutiny on the slow increase of brown faces on American television. “I do realize that because of stereotypes about Asians we’re likely to see Asian representation on TV increase...
About our Nepal coverage
The earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25 claimed more than 8,000 lives and injured twice as many people. Around 8 million people have been affected with at least 2 million displaced. 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching remote areas presents a special challenge.
