Refugees warn of Bhutan's new tide of ethnic expulsions
Himalayan kingdom's Shangri-la image is a myth, says tortured activist
A Bhutanese refugee
Bhutan is hailed as the last Shangri-la in a region plagued by conflict and poverty
Western media have held up the country's apparently peaceful transition to democracy as a model of wise governance by a Buddhist regime protecting its culture from the ravages of consumerism
Nepalese population, hit on a simple solution:
Families who had been living in Bhutan for generations were stripped of their citizenship. One hundred thousand Hindu Bhutanese - around one sixth of the country's entire population - were driven into exile
Bhutanese leaders in exile are adjusting to the prospect of a Maoist government in Katmandu that may not welcome what it regards as American interference in the region
The US still classifies the Maoists as a terrorist organisation.
the surprise election victory by Maoists in Nepal, is threatening a plan
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