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‘I survived. My family did not’: Nepal’s quake victims mourn and wait for aid
While the earthquake killed at least 153 people, fears are rising for 12,000 families left without shelter in …
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‘I will fight until I die’: Nepal’s celebrated Dalit activist on her lifelong battle for equality
Being denied water as a child set Sarswati Nepali on a path to end caste-based discrimination. She has since b…
- Global development, Health, Menstruation, Nepal, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Teenage girl dies after being forced to stay in a ‘period hut’ in Nepal
Campaigners say efforts to stamp out custom of banishing girls and women during menstruation have been set bac…
- Culture, Dalits, Documentary films, Domestic violence, Education, Film, Global development, Nepal, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story
A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries• I Am Belmaya…
- Coronavirus, Global development, Health, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Nepal, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Nepal sees huge rise in maternal deaths as Covid keeps women at home
Health workers fear deaths could reach levels not seen this century as up to 90% miss check-ups and many opt f…
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Nepal to investigate Dalit killings following arranged marriage dispute
Committee set up to investigate deaths of young men allegedly chased into river as a result of ‘caste-based di…
- Censorship, Global development, Governance, Media, Nepal, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, World news
Journalists in Nepal fight new threat to press freedom
Bills introduced by ruling Communist party will bring in heavy fines and the threat of jail to stifle debate, …