рекреж рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╢рдорд╛

рд╕рдиреН реирежрежрен рдиреЛрднреЗрдореНрд╡рд░рд╡рд╛рдЯ рд╢реБрд░реБ рднрдПрдХреЛ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рднреБрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо рдЕрдиреНрддрд░рдЧрдд рекреж рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред рдпреЛ рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛рд╕рдВрдЧреИ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо рдирдпрд╛рдБ рдЙрдЪрд╛рдИрдорд╛ рдкреБрдЧреЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╕рдореНрд╡рдиреНрдзреА рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд╕рдЩреНрдШреАрдп рдЙрдЪреНрдЪрд╛рдпреБрдХреНрддрдХреЛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп (рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░) рд░ рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдп рдЖрдкреНрд░рд╡рд╛рд╕реА рд╕рдЩреНрдЧрдарди (рдЖрдЗрдУрдПрдо)рд▓реЗ рдЖрдЗрдУрдПрдо рдЯреНрд░рд╛рдиреНрдЬрд┐рдЯ рд╕реЗрдиреНрдЯрд░рдорд╛ рдЧрдд рд╕реЛрдордмрд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рджрд┐рди рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдФрдкрдЪрд╛рд░рд┐рдХ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдордХреЛ рдЖрдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рдЧрд░реА рдпреЛ рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рд╣реБрдиреН ред

тАЬрдпреЛ рдЕрддреНрдпрдиреНрдд рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рдЬрдирдХ рдЙрдкрд▓рд╡реНрдзрд┐ рд╣реЛ рдЬреБрди рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд░ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдкреБрд░реНрдирд╡рд╛рд╕рдорд╛ рд▓рд┐рдиреЗ рджреЗрд╢рд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдмрд▓рд┐рдпреЛ рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рд╣реБрдиреЗ рдерд┐рдПрди,тАЭ рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░рдХрд╛ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрдлреЗрди рдЬреНрдпрд╛рдХрдореЗрдЯрд▓реЗ рднрдиреЗ ред

рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рднреБрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рд░реБрдкрдорд╛ рдЕрддреНрдпрдиреНрдд рдареВрд▓реЛ рд░ рд╕рдлрд▓ рдЕрднрд┐рдпрд╛рди рд╣реЛ ред рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рд▓реЗ рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╕рдореНрдо рейрек,резреиреп рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдорд╛ рд▓рд┐рдЗрд╕рдХреЗрдХреЛ рдЫ рд░ рдмрд╣реБрд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрдХ рднреБрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдирдпрд╛рдБ рдШрд░ рдмрдиреЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдЧрд░рд╛рдЙрдиреЗ рдЕрдиреНрдп рджреЗрд╢рд╣рд░реБрдорд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛рдирдбрд╛ реи,рейрейрей, рдЕрд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реЗрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ реи,резремрео рдиреНрдпреБрдЬрд┐рд▓реНрдпрд╛рдгреНрдб рекрепрео, рдирд░реНрд╡реЗ рейренрей, рдбреЗрдирдорд╛рд░реНрдХ рейреирем, рдиреЗрджрд░рд▓реНрдпрд╛рдгреНрдб реиреиреп рд░ рдмреЗрд▓рд╛рдпрдд резрезрез рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред

рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░рд▓реЗ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд╕рдБрдЧ рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрд╡рд╛рд░реНрддрд╛ рд▓рд┐рдПрд░ рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдХреЗрд╢ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдорд╛ рд▓рд┐рдиреЗ рджреЗрд╢рд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рд░рд┐рдлрд░ рдЧрд░реЗрдкрдЫрд┐ рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдлрд╛рдЗрд▓ рддрдпрд╛рд░ рдЧрд░реНрдиреЗ, рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп рдЬрд╛рдБрдЪ рдЧрд░реНрдиреЗ, рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕реНрдХреГрддрд┐рдХ рдЕрднрд┐рдореБрдЦреАрдХрд░рдг рддрд╛рд▓рд┐рдо рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдЧрд░реНрдиреЗ рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рдХреНрдпрд╛рдореНрдкрджреЗрдЦрд┐ рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдЕрдиреНрддрд┐рдо рдЧрдиреНрддрд╡реНрдпрд╕рдореНрдо рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдЧрд░рд╛рдЙрдиреЗ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреЛ рдЬрд┐рдореНрдореЗрд╡рд╛рд░реА рдЖрдЗрдУрдПрдорд▓реЗ рд▓рд┐рдиреЗ рдЧрд░реНрджрдЫ ред

рдЖрдЗрдУрдПрдордХрд╛ рджрдордХрд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдЙрдк-рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛рд▓рдпрдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдореБрдЦ рдбреЗрднрд┐рдб рдбрд░реНрдерд┐рдХрд▓реЗ рднрдиреЗ, тАЬрд╣рд╛рдореНрд░реЛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рднрдПрд╕рдореНрдо рдЫрд┐рдЯреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдЧрд░рд╛рдЙрдиреБ рд╣реЛ редтАЭ тАЬрдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░рд▓реЗ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЖрд╡реЗрджрди рджрд┐рдиреЗ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рдЧрд░реЗрдкрдЫрд┐ рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реБ рддреБрд░реБрдиреНрддреИ рдирдпрд╛рдБ рдЬреАрд╡рди рд╢реБрд░реБрд╡рд╛рдд рдЧрд░реНрди рдЕрддреНрдпрдиреНрдд рдЖрддреБрд░ рд╣реБрдиреЗ рдЧрд░реНрджрдЫрдиреН,тАЭ рдЙрдирд▓реЗ рдердкреЗ ред

рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдХреЛ рд╢реБрд░реБрдорд╛ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдХреЛ рдЭрд╛рдкрд╛ рд░ рдореЛрд░рдЩ рдЬрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рддрд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░рдорд╛ рез рд▓рд╛рдЦ рдЖрда рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП ред рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдХреНрдпрд╛рдореНрдкрдорд╛ ренреи,ренрейрей рднреБрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБ рдмрд╛рдБрдХреА рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред рдЬрд╕рдордзреНрдпреЗ рдХрд░рд┐рд╡ релрел рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐рд╣рд░реБрд▓реЗ рддреЗрд╕реНрд░реЛ рджреЗрд╢ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛рдХреЛ рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛рдкрддреНрд░ рднрд░рд┐рд╕рдХреЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН рд░ рдЖрдЧрд╛рдореА рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╡рд░реНрд╖рдорд╛ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рд╣реБрдиреЗ рдЖрд╢рд╛ рдЧрд░рд┐рдПрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░рд▓реЗ рдмрд╛рдБрдХреА рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд╡рд╛рдЯ рд╕рдореЗрдд рд▓рдЧрд╛рддрд╛рд░ рд░реБрдкрдорд╛ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛рдХреЛ рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛рдкрддреНрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдЧрд░рд┐рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдорд╛ рд▓рд┐рдиреЗ рджреЗрд╢рд╣рд░реБрд▓реЗ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБ рд╕реНрд╡реАрдХрд╛рд░реНрдиреЗ рджрд░ рдЭрдгреНрдбреИ репреп рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рд╢рдд рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рдЫ рдЬреБрди рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рд░реБрдкрдореИ рдЕрддреНрдпрдиреНрдд рдЙрдЪреНрдЪ рд╣реЛ ред

тАЬрдпреЛ рдореМрдХрд╛ рдкрд╛рдЙрдБрджрд╛ рдо рдзреЗрд░реИ рдЦреБрд╕реА рднрдПрдХреЛ рдЫреБ ред рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдорд╛ рдореЗрд░реЛ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░рдХреЛ рднрд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдп рд░рд╛рдореНрд░реЛ рд╣реБрдиреЗрдЫ рднрдиреНрдиреЗ рдХреБрд░рд╛рдорд╛ рдо рдЖрд╢рд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА рдЫреБ,тАЭ рд╕реЛрдорд╡рд╛рд░ рдЖрдлреНрдиреА рд╢реНрд░реАрдорддреА рддрдерд╛ рджреБрдИ рдмрдЪреНрдЪрд╛рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рде рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдиреБрдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рд╢рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд░реЗ рдХреНрдпрд╛рдореНрдкрдХрд╛ рекрей рд╡рд░реНрд╖реАрдп рдзрдирдХреБрдорд╛рд░ рдШрддрд╛рдиреЗрд▓реЗ рднрдиреЗ ред “рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдорд╛ рдореИрдВрд▓реЗ рдХреБрдиреИ рдЬрд╛рдЧрд┐рд░ рдкрд╛рдЙрдиреЗрдЫреБ рд░ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪрд╛рд╣рд░реБрд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рдореНрд░реЛ рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдкрд╛рдЙрдиреЗрдЫрдиреН,” рдЙрдирд▓реЗ рдердкреЗ ред

рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рддрд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░рдорд╛ реиреж рд╡рд░реНрд╖рджреЗрдЦрд┐ рджрд╕реМрдВ рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓реЗ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рдЧрдд рдЬреАрд╡рди рдмреНрдпрддреАрдд рдЧрд░рд┐рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реБ рднреБрдЯрд╛рдирдорд╛ рднрдПрдХреЛ рдЬрд╛рддреАрдп рджреНрд╡рдиреНрджреНрд╡рд╡рд╛рдЯ рднрд╛рдЧреЗрд░ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рдЖрдЗрдкреБрдЧреЗрдХрд╛ рд╣реБрдиреН ред

рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдЙрдкрд▓рд╡реНрдз рдПрдХрдорд╛рддреНрд░ рд╡рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдк рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рд╣реЛ ред рддрд░ рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░рд▓реЗ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд╣рд░реБрдХреЛ рдкреАрдбрд╛рдХреЛ рджрд┐рдЧреЛ рддрдерд╛ рдкреВрд░реНрдг рд╕рдорд╛рдзрд╛рдирдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдп рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрд╕рдБрдЧреИ рдЖрдлреНрдиреЛ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рд░рд╛рдЦреНрдиреЗрдЫ рднрдиреНрдиреЗ рдЖрд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд╕рди рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд▓рд╛рдИ рдмрд╛рдБрдбреНрджреИ рдЖрдПрдХреЛ рднрдП рдкрдирд┐ рд╕реНрд╡реЗрдЪреНрдЫрд┐рдХ рдШрд░рдлрд┐рд░реНрддреАрдХреЛ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрдорд╛ рдХреЗрд╣реА рдкрдирд┐ рд╣реБрдирд╕рдХреЗрдХреЛ рдЫреИрди ред

рдЙрддрд╛ рд╢реБрд░реБрдорд╛ ремреж рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд▓рд╛рдИ рд▓реИрдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рднрдиреЗрдХреЛ рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рд▓реЗ рдкрдЫрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реЛ рд╕рдордпрдорд╛ рдЖрдПрд░ рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛рдХреЛ рдХреБрдиреИ рдкрдирд┐ рд╕рд┐рдорд╛ рдирднрдПрдХрд╛рд▓реЗ рдЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рд╕рдмреИрд▓рд╛рдИ рд▓рд╛рди рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рддрдпрд╛рд░ рднрдПрдХреЛ рд░рд╛рдп рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХреА рд░рд╛рдЬрджреБрдд рд╕реНрдХрдЯ рдПрдЪ рдбреЗрд▓реЗрд╕рд┐рд▓реЗ рдмреНрдпрдХреНрдд рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред тАЬрд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрд▓реЗ рдЪрд╣рд╛рдиреНрдЫрдиреН рднрдиреЗ рд╕рдмреИрд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕реНрд╡реАрдХрд╛рд░реНрди рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рддрдпрд╛рд░ рдЫтАЬ ред

40,000th Bhutanese departs for America

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The 40,000th exiled Bhutanese to opt the third country resettlement program┬а departed for the United States of America Monday evening.

Devi Maya displays a book authored by Tek Nath Rizal at IOM transit, Kathmandu

Devi Maya Gurung of Beldangi-I camp, Sector A-1/146, stood excited as she dreams of starting her new life in Pennsylvania.

“I am hopeful of getting a new life there,” Gurung replied to a query at the transit camp of International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Kathmandu.

“I have heard that the life in America is challenging. But, I am prepared to tackle those challenges, if any,” she added.

Resettlement reaches 40,000 mark
The IOM announced that the resettlement of refugees from Bhutan in Nepal has reached a major milestone today with the departure of 40,000 refugees to various eight resettlement countries.

“Our job is to ensure that refugees depart as quickly as possible. Once a refugee

IOM Damak Chief Derthick

family has made the decision to apply for resettlement, it is anxious to start new life as soon as possible,” chief of IOM at Damak, David Derthick, said.

According to Darthick, additional 55,000 people have expressed their interest for resettlement to the Unite Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

“This is a tremendous achievement which would not have been possible without the strong support of the Government of Nepal and the countries of resettlement,” said Stephane Jaquemet, the resident representative of the UNHCR in Nepal.

As per the latest statistics furnished today, the United States of America has become the new home for 34,129 refugees as of today. The other countries accepting refugees are Canada (2,333), Australia (2,168), New Zealand (498), Norway (373), Denmark (326), the Netherlands (229) and the United Kingdom (111).

Flexible resettlement quota for US
US ambassador to Nepal, Scott H DeLisi, said that there is no any fixed quota for the American government to accept the exiled Bhutanese from Nepal for resettlement.

US Ambassador to Nepal Scott H DeLisi

“Our initial proposal was for 60,000 refugees,” DeLisi said while addressing a program jointly organized by the UNHCR and IOM.”There is no cap for the number of refugees to be resettled. US government will keep on accepting refugees as long as they express their desire for relocation.”

Responding to reports of suicide cases in the US, envoy DeLisi said the government is serious about loss of a single life in America. “However, I donтАЩt think this becomes an issue for discussion when we are to manage a mass of new lives.”

Interestingly envoy DeLisi revealed that his is a grand-son of an immigrant. “I am happy to inform that resettled people are doing well in America.”

As regard to repatriation, he mentioned that the US government has been stressing that those refugees who want to go back to their homeland must be accepted by Bhutan.

To date, some 72,733 exiled Bhutanese still remain in various UN-administered seven camps in Jhapa and Mornag districts.

Of this, 55,000 are expected to depart from Nepal for relocation in the next four years, according to the UNHCR which claimed it has been referring some 16,000 individual cases for resettlement annually.

рдкрд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд░рд▓рд╛рдИ рддреАрди рд╡рд░реНрд╖рдХреЛ рдЬреЗрд▓ рд╕рдЬрд╛рдп

рдИрд╢рд╛рдИ рдзрд░реНрдорд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзреА рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдлреНрд▓рд┐рдо рдЧрд╛рдЙрдБрдорд╛ рд▓рдЧреЗрд░ рджреЗрдЦрд╛рдПрдХреЛрдорд╛ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рдЕрдорди-рдЪреИрдирд▓рд╛рдИ рдмрд╛рдзрд╛ рдкреБрд░реНрдпрд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдЕрднрд┐рдпреЛрдЧ рд▓рдЧрд╛рдЙрдБрджреИ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирдХреЛ рд╕рд░реНрд╡реЛрдЪреНрдЪ рдЕрджрд╛рд▓рддрд▓реЗ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдИрд╢рд╛рдИ рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд╛рдирдХрд╛ рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рдЙрдЧреЗрди рдЯрд╛рд╕реАрд▓рд╛рдИ рддреАрди рд╡рд░реНрд╖рдХреЛ рдХреИрдж рд╕рдЬрд╛рдп рд╕реБрдирд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдЫ ред ┬а

рдЧрдд рдордИ рдорд╣рд┐рдирд╛рдХреЛ реирез рддрд╛рд░рд┐рдЦрдХрд╛ рджрд┐рди рд╣рд╛рддрдорд╛ рдЬреЗрдирд░реЗрдЯрд░ рд░ рдкреНрд░реЛрдЬреЗрдХреНрдЯрд░ рдмреЛрдХреЗрд░ рдЯрд╛рд╕реА рджреБрдИрджрд┐рдирдХреЛ рдмрд╛рдЯреЛ рдкреИрджрд▓ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирднрд┐рддреНрд░рдХреЛ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдЧрд╛рдЙрдБрдорд╛ рдИрд╢реБрдХреЛ рдХрдерд╛ рд╕реБрдирд╛рдЙрди рдкреБрдЧреЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП ред рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕реНрд░реЛрддрдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рдЬрдм рдлреНрд▓рд┐рдордХреЛ рд╕рд╛рдордЧреНрд░реАрдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдЧрд╛рдЙрдБрд▓реЗрд╣рд░реВрд▓рд╛рдИ рдерд╛рд╣рд╛ рднрдпреЛ, рддрд┐рдиреИрдордзреНрдпреЗ рдХрд╕реИрд▓реЗ рдЬрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рд╕рдирд▓рд╛рдИ рдЦрдмрд░ рдЧрд░реЗ рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╣рд░реА рдЖрдИ рдЯрд╛рд╕реАрд▓рд╛рдИ рдЧрд┐рд░рдлреНрддрд╛рд░ рдЧрд░реА рд▓рдЧреЗрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред

Increasing suicide cases in America

The first part features a talk with RP Subba on a joint appeal submitted to the UN Secretary General, moderated by Buddha Mani Dhakal from Kentucky. The second part features Bidesi Chautari of Ramesh Gautam from Norway where he discusses various prospects of increasing suicide cases in America with Dhruba Mishra from Verginia.

Effect of TCR on Education

Ichha Poudel from Australia present Bhutan Coverage while Tilak Niraula moderates a discussion on effect of resettlement on camp education system. In the second part you will listen to Saranarthi Vitraka Saranarthi followed by Bidesi Chautari of Ramesh Gautam where he discusses intitiation of refugee education program in Maidhar camp with Dhruba Mishra in Verginia.

Pastor sentenced to 3 yrs in prison

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The High Court sentenced Gospel for Asia-supported missionary Ugyen Tashi to three years in prison for тАЬattempting to promote civil unrestтАЭ for showing a film about Jesus Assist News Service (ANS), reported.

On May 21st, carrying a generator and a projector, Ugyen walked for two days into interior villages of Bhutan with a single purposeтАФto give people a chance to learn about Jesus.

But when one of the village chiefs learned of the movieтАЩs content, he informed the chief of his district, who then called the police to arrest Ugyen, the report added.

Below texts are exact excerpts from ANS report – Ed

Investigations and Questionings
The days following the arrest were a whirlwind of investigations, questionings, postponements, police statements and waiting.

While police investigated his case, Pastor Ugyen was kept in a small, dark, mosquito-filled room along with three other inmates.

On June 14, the police attempted to search Pastor UgyenтАЩs house, but they were unable to enter because the house was locked.

In need of more information, the police sent a team to the villages where Ugyen showed the Jesus film to reinvestigate and conclude whether people were converted through the screening.

The police summoned the village chiefs and others present at the showing and asked them a series of questions concerning what happened the night of UgyenтАЩs arrest. Both Christians and non-Christians presented statements for UgyenтАЩs case.

Patiently waiting and sharing
UgyenтАЩs case eventually made its way to the district court as he patiently waited in his jail cell and continued to share the Good News with his fellow inmates, all the while enduring harsh living conditions, which aggravated his asthma.

тАЬPastor Ugyen said he is not sitting idle, and though he is not able to share openly, he is making the best of every opportunity he is getting to share the Good News of Jesus,тАЭ a GFA field correspondent reported. тАЬThere are a few inmates who are interested.тАЭ

When GFA leaders came to visit the prison, Ugyen asked for a supply of New Testaments to distribute to the inmates and encouraged his visitors not to worry about him.

The court process
On July 22, two months after UgyenтАЩs arrest, he was taken to court for the first phase of his hearingтАФafter multiple postponements and cancellations.

GFA leaders had initially met with local officials to appeal for UgyenтАЩs release on bail, but the officials refused their petition because they considered UgyenтАЩs case very serious and a possible violation of BhutanтАЩs constitution, which states that тАЬNo person shall be compelled to belong to another faith by means of coercion or inducement.тАЭ

Ugyen was asked to write a statement for the court, but his first statement was considered insufficient. Nine times Ugyen rewrote his statement, paying $2.50 each time.

On August 17, the court presented all of UgyenтАЩs statements in the presence of the officials and asked Ugyen to screen the controversial film on the life of Jesus before the court the following day. Although it was reported that the court officials wanted to watch all the films Ugyen had shown before a final verdict was pronounced, the film was never shown.

BhutanтАЩs High Court declared Ugyen guilty and gave him three years in prison.

Bhutan and Religion
Bhutan is one of the least evangelized nations, according to Operation World. This is due in part to the countryтАЩs deliberate isolation from other cultures. The government and its people seek to protect their ancient traditions, their way of life and especially their religion.

BhutanтАЩs constitution states that тАЬBuddhism is the spiritual heritage of Bhutan, which promotes the principles and values of peace, non-violence, compassion and tolerance,тАЭ yet Christians have often been persecuted for their faith even though their constitutional right grants them freedom of religion as long as they werenтАЩt compelled by coercion to convert to Christianity.

Please pray for Pastor Ugyen while he is in prison. Pray for his health, and that he will be able to effectively minister while heтАЩs behind bars. Pray also for the other believers living in Bhutan. Pray for their protection, strength to endure persecution, and discernment on how to share the Good News with those around them.

тАШрджреЗрд╢рдлрд┐рд░реНрддреАрдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ рджреЗрдКтАЩ

рд╕рдиреН реирежрезреж рдХреЛ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡ рдорд╛рдирд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рджрд┐рд╡рд╕рдХреИ рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░рдХреЛ рд╕рдВрдпреЛрдЧ рдкрд╛рд░реЗрд░ рдЭрд╛рдкрд╛ рд░ рдореЛрд░рдВрдЧрдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓ рддрдерд╛ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рдирд┐рдд рд╕реНрд╡рджреЗрд╢рдлрд┐рд░реНрддреАрдХрд╛ рдирд┐рдореНрддрд┐ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд░ рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдп рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрд╕рдордХреНрд╖ рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЕрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред ┬ард╕реЛрд╣реА рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░рдорд╛ рдЭрд╛рдкрд╛ рд░ рдореЛрд░рдВрдЧрдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рддрд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░рд╣рд░реВрдорд╛ рджрд┐рд╕рдореНрдмрд░ резреж рдХрд╛ рджрд┐рди рдорд╛рдирд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзреА рд╡рд┐рднрд┐рдиреНрди рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдорд╣рд░реВ рдЖрдпреЛрдЬрди рдЧрд░рд┐рдПрдХреЛ рдкрдирд┐ рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдЫ ред

рдпрд╕реИрдмреАрдЪ рд╣реНрдпреВрд░реЛрди (рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рдорд╛рдирд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕рдВрдШ)-рдХреЛ рдЭрд╛рдкрд╛ рд╢рд╛рдЦрд╛рд▓реЗ рджрдордХрдорд╛ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо рдЖрдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рдЧрд░реА рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рд╕рдЪреЗрддрдирд╛рдХреЛ рдкрд╣рд▓ рдЧрд░реЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рдЭрд╛рдкрд╛рдХрд╛ рдЬрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рд╕рди рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реА рд╢рд╢рд┐рд╢реЗрдЦрд░ рд╢реНрд░реЗрд╖реНрдардХреЛ рд╕рднрд╛рдкрддрд┐рддреНрд╡рдорд╛ рд╕рдореНрдкрдиреНрди рд╕реЛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдордХреЛ рдФрдкрдЪрд╛рд░рд┐рдХрддрд╛ рд╢реБрд░реБ рд╣реБрди рднрдиреНрджрд╛рдЕрдШрд┐ рдЖрдпреЛрдЬрд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рджрд░реНрд╢рдиреАрдорд╛ рдбрд╛. рднрдореНрдкрд╛ рд░рд╛рдИрд▓рдЧрд╛рдпрддрдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╕рдВрдШ-рд╕рдВрдЧрдардирдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐ рд░ рдЬреЗрд╖реНрда рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рдкрдирд┐ рд╕рд╣рднрд╛рдЧрд┐рддрд╛ рдЬрдирд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП ред

рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдордорд╛ рдХреЗрд╣реА рд╡рдХреНрддрд╛рд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рддреЗрд╕реНрд░реЛ рджреЗрд╢ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╢ рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреИрдпреМрдВрдХрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░рд┐рдХ рд╡рд┐рднрд╛рдЬрди рднрдПрд░ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВ рдкреАрдбрд╝рд┐рдд рднрдЗрд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рдЧреБрдирд╛рд╕реЛ рдЧрд░реЗ рднрдиреЗ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдХреЗрд╣реАрд▓реЗ рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓ рд╕реНрд╡рджреЗрд╢рдлрд┐рд░реНрддреАрдХреЛ рдорд╛рдЧ рд░рд╛рдЦреЗ ред рд╕реЛ рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░рдорд╛ рдЬрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реА рд╢реНрд░реЗрд╖реНрдард▓реЗ рднрдиреЗ рд╕рдмреИ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рд╕реНрд╡рджреЗрд╢ рдлрд░реНрдХрдиреЗ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рд░ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░рд▓реЗ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирд╕рд┐рдд рд╕реЛ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрдорд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓ рдЧрд░рд┐рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛рдП ред рдЙрдирд▓реЗ рднрдиреЗ,тАШтАШрддрд░ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирд▓реЗ рдХреБрдиреИ рдкрдХреНрд╖рдорд╛ рдкрдирд┐ рдЖрдлреНрдиреЛ рд╡рдЪрди рдкреВрд░рд╛ рдЧрд░реЗрдХреЛ рдЫреИрди редтАЩтАЩ┬а ┬а

рдпрд╕рд░реА рдиреИ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреА рдиреЗрддрд╛ рдбрд╛.рднрдореНрдкрд╛ рд░рд╛рдИрд▓реЗ рдпреВрдПрдирдПрдЪрд╕реАрдЖрд░рд▓реЗ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓рд╛рдИ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рд╢рд┐рд╡рд┐рд░ рдЫреЛрдбреНрдирдорд╛рддреНрд░ рджрд╡рд╛рдм рджрд┐рдЗрд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рдЖрд░реЛрдкрд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдЧреБрдирд╛рд╕реЛ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрдд рдЧрд░реЗ рднрдиреЗ рд╕реЛрд╣реА рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░рдорд╛ рдмреЛрд▓реНрджреИ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рдорд╛рдирд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕рдВрдШрдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░рд┐рдп рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рдбрд╛.рдХреЗ.рдкреА. рд╕реБрд╡реЗрджреАрд▓реЗ рд▓рд╛рдореЛ рд╕рдордпрджреЗрдЦрд┐ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝рд╛ рдШрд╛рдЙ рдмрдиреЗрд░ рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓ рд╕реБрд▓реНрдЭрд╛рдЙрди рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдп рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрд▓реЗ рдареЛрд╕ рдкрд╣рд▓ рдЧрд░реНрдиреБрдкрд░реНрдиреЗрдорд╛ рдЬреЛрдбрд╝ рджрд┐рдПрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред

(рднреВрдЯрд╛рди рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛рдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рджрдордХрдмрд╛рдЯ рдЬрд┐рддреЗрди рд╕реБрдмреНрдмрд╛)

рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд░реНрддрд╛ рдкрдХреНрд░рд╛рдЙрдГ рдпреВрдЖрд░рдПрдлрдмреАрджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЕрд╕реНрд╡реАрдХрд╛рд░

рднреВрдорд┐рдЧрдд рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд╕рд╢рд╕реНрддреНрд░ рд╕рдВрдЧрдарди рдпреВрдЖрд░рдПрдлрдмреА-рд▓реЗ рдЧрдд рд╕реЛрдордмрд╛рд░ рдореЛрд░рдВрдЧрдХреЛ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░рдкреВрд░рдмрд╛рдЯ рдЖрдлреНрдирд╛ рджреБрдИрдЬрдирд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрд░реНрддрд╛ рдкрдХреНрд░рд╛рдЙ рдкрд░реЗрдХреЛ рдХреБрд░рд╛рд▓рд╛рдИ рдЕрд╕реНрд╡реАрдХрд╛рд░ рдЧрд░реЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред

рд╡рд┐рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд░рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдорд╣рд░реВрдорд╛ рд╕реЛ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрдорд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдмрд╛рд╣рд┐рд░ рдЖрдПрдкрдЫрд┐ рдпреВрдЖрд░рдПрдлрдмреА-рд▓реЗ рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрдкреНрддрд┐рдорд╛рд░реНрдлрдд рдЕрд╕реНрд╡реАрдХреГрддрд┐ рдЬрдирд╛рдПрдХреЛ рд╣реЛ ред тАШтАШрд╕реЛрдордмрд╛рд░ рдкрдХреНрд░рд╛рдЙ рдкрд░реЗрджреЗрдЦрд┐ рдореЛрд░рдВрдЧрдХреЛ рдмреЗрд▓рдмрд╛рд░реА рдкреНрд░рд╣рд░реАрдХреЛ рд╣рд┐рд░рд╛рд╕рддрдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╕реЛрдирд╛рдо рджреЛрд░реНрдЬреА рд░ рдЦрдбреНрдЧрдмрд╣рд╛рджреБрд░ рдирд╛рдо рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рджреБрдИрдЬрдирд╛ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереАрдХреЛ рдпреВрдЖрд▒рдПрдлрдмреАрд╕рдБрдЧ рдХреБрдиреИ рдЖрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдореНрдмрдирдз рдЫреИрдитАЩтАЩ,рд╕рдВрдЧрдардирджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдмрд┐рд╣реАрдмрд╛рд░ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрдкреНрддрд┐рдорд╛ рднрдирд┐рдПрдХреЛ рдЫ ред

рддрд░, рдЕрдЪрдореНрдордХреЛ рдХреБрд░реЛ рдХреЗ рдЫ рднрдиреЗ рддреАрдирд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗрдЯ, реирез рд╡рдЯрд╛ рдирд╛рдЗрд▓рдирдХреЛ рдЧреЛрд▓реА рд░ рджреБрдИрд╡рдЯрд╛ рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓ рд╕реЗрдЯрд╕рдБрдЧ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░рдкреБрд░рдмрд╛рдЯ рдкрдХреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рддреА рджреБрдИ рд╢рд░рдгрд╛рд░реНрдереА рдпреБрд╡рдХрд▓реЗ рдЖрдлреВрд╣рд░реВ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирдорд╛ рд╕рд╢рд╕реНрддреНрд░ рд╡рд┐рджреНрд░реЛрд╣рдХреЛ рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдпрдорд╛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд╢реАрд▓ рдпреВрдЖрд░рдмреАрдПрдлрдмреАрдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХрдХрд░реНрддрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╣рд░реАрд▓реЗ рдЬрдирд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдЫ ред

рдмрдиреНрджреА рд░рд┐рд╣рд╛рдИрдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рдЕрднрд┐рдпрд╛рди

рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рдкрд╛рд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рднрд┐рдиреНрди рджреЗрд╢рдорд╛ рдкреБрдЧреЗрдХрд╛ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ ремреи рдФрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡-рдорд╛рдирд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рджрд┐рд╡рд╕рдХреЛ рд╕рдВрдпреЛрдЧ рдкрд╛рд░реЗрд░ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдмрдиреНрджреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐рдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рдЕрднрд┐рдпрд╛рди рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд▓рди рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред рдкрд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдорд╛ рдореБрд▓реБрдХрдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рднрд┐рдиреНрди рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░рдорд╛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд╢реАрд▓ рднреВрдЯрд╛рди рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐рд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рдЬрдирд╛рдПрдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдирдХрд╛ рдХреИрджрдЦрд╛рдирд╛рдорд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдХрд╛ рд╕рдпреМрдВ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдмрдиреНрджреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рдкреАрдбрд╝рд╛рддрд░реНрдл рдЪрд╛рд╕реЛ рджрд┐рдБрджреИ рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓ рд░рд┐рд╣рд╛рдЗрдХреЛ рдирд┐рдореНрддрд┐ рдкрд╣рд▓ рдЧрд░рд┐рджрд┐рди рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╣рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рд╕рдпреМрдВ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рд╕рдореВрд╣рдЧрдд рддрдерд╛ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐рдЧрдд рд░реВрдкрдорд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рднрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреЗрдХреМрдВ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд╡рд╛рджреА рд╕рдВрдШ-рд╕рдВрдЧрдарди рд░ рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд╕рдВрдШреАрдп рдорд╣рд╛рд╕рдЪрд┐рд╡ рд╡рд╛рди рдХрд┐ рдореВрдирд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕рдореЗрдд рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдкрди рдкрддреНрд░ рдмреБрдЭрд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред ┬а

рдпрд╕ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрдорд╛ рдиреЗрджрд░рд▓реНрдпрд╛рдгреНрдбрдмрд╛рдЯ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реАрдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рддреНрдпрд╣рд╛рдБрдХрд╛ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐рддреНрд╡ рдЧрд░реНрджреИ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдд рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпреАрдп рдЯреЛрд▓реАрд▓реЗ рддреНрдпрд╣рд╛рдБрдХреЛ рд╕рдВрд╕рджрдорд╛ рд╡реИрджреЗрд╢рд┐рдХ рд╢рд╛рдЦрд╛ рд╣реЗрд░реНрдиреЗ рд╕рдорд┐рддрд┐рдХрд╛ рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпрд╣рд░реВрд▓рд╛рдИ рднреЗрдЯреА рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреА рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдмрдиреНрджреАрд╣рд░реВрдХреЛ рдЕрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛рддрд░реНрдл рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓ рдЪрд╛рд╕реЛ рджреЗрдЦрд╛рдЗрджрд┐рди рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдкрди рдкрддреНрд░ рдмреБрдЭрд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдЫ ред

рдпреВрд░реЛрдкрдХрд╛ рдиреЛрд░рд╡реЗ, рдиреЗрджрд░рд▓реНрдпрд╛рдгреНрдб, рдбреЗрдирдорд╛рд░реНрдХ, рдЬрд░реНрдордиреАрд▓рдЧрд╛рдпрдд рдмреЗрд▓рд╛рдпрддрдорд╛ рдмрд╕реНрдиреЗ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрдмрдиреНрджреАрдХреЛ рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐рдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд▓рд┐рдд рд╕реЛ рдЕрднрд┐рдпрд╛рдирдорд╛ рд╕рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрддрд╛ рджреЗрдЦрд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН рднрдиреЗ рдпрд╕рд░реА рдиреИ рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛, рдЕрд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реЗрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛, рдХреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рдбрд╛ рд░ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рдПрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛рдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд▓рд┐рдкрд┐рдиреНрд╕рд╕рдореЗрддрдмрд╛рдЯ рднреВрдЯрд╛рдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рд╕реЛ рдЕрднрд┐рдпрд╛рдирдорд╛ рдпреЛрдЧрджрд╛рди рдкреБрд░реНрдпрд╛рдПрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред

MartyrтАЩs Salvation

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When the Pandavas were denied their share of their kingdom, and several attempts of negotiations and peace talks coordinated by Krishna, Vidura and Sanjaya failed, violence came to offing as a last resort, which turned out to be the battle of Mahabharata. In a closer and a comparative look to the biblical era; Bible says wars are of different kinds, sometime they are even more just. More philosophically, yet convincingly and with assertion, Ecclesiastes 3:8 summons тАШto love has its time, and to hate has its time; war has its time, and peace has its timeтАЩ. Though war is a result of surmounting sins (Romans 3:10-18), Philippians 4:6-7 calls the believers to wish for good outcome of war and pray for the safety of fighters. Annals of Buddhist mythology, the claimed most pious of all human observance too cannot narrow down on discussion over war. Examples are extra to cite; for instance the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar, March 2008 demonstrations in Tibet and Jathika Hela Urumaya are some classical evidences to depict that violence follows suppression. The disputes surrounding the demise of Shabdrung Jigme Ngwang Namgyel Rimpoche on April 5, 2003 have formed another chapter demanding a powerful lens.

However, history depicts that human race has used violence only as a last resort. During such struggles many people risk their lives. They donтАЩt fear death, rather they face it. They either go through a persecution or suffer death for the people, a cause, a country, or an organization. The Bhutanese struggle for human rights and democracy is no different. Numerous people sacrificed their lives so that their countrymen could live a better life. At this juncture of time we want to remember those people who hold very high esteem in our society because they represent the pinnacle of faithfulness, bravery, dignity and honour to our society. The word тАШMartyrтАЩ comes from the Greek word тАЩMartusтАШ meaning witness. As one can imagine, in a period of political suppression, witnessing would have been extremely dangerous, and as a result, some one might be martyred because he or she refused to renounce an undesirable political system or legal procedure or even both.

Identification and hence recognition of martyrs in the context of our struggle has always remained debatable and therefore at this point, we neither want to verdict a justification for the name list nor do we want to start the fresh debate. Lack of concrete documents, which must have been otherwise evidenced in history, can very well be regarded as one of our misfortunes among many. Our country – a land of immigrants – is occupied by many ethnic groups but ruled by one – has had many counterattacks to the feudal autocratic regime from different parts of the country at different times. Since the subjects were universally illiterate, even if there were dissenting movements, they were rarely recorded and reported. It is not hard to imagine that many have lost their lives unnoticed in history тАУ just because they were more farsighted than the ruling authority and they tried to point out the flaws in the system. However, Pashupati Adhikari, mandal of Lamidara, Samtse district raised the earliest such dissenting voice among the subjects in 1927. He protested against the tax rates for which his land was confiscated, and was physically assaulted and expelled from Bhutan [Dhakal; ibid 135]. Another occasion- as told by our forefathers тАУ that hardly gained any importance in our history is the тАЩTong UprisingтАШ organised by the Khengpas of Shemgang. Exact date is unknown but comparing the time line with their narration, this should have happened in 1940тАЩs.

Perhaps the first organized political move- documented in history- among the Bhutanese subjects was that of the тАШJai GorkhaтАШ in 1947 [A.C. Sinha in Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan]; when J.C. Gurung and S.B. Gurung, the two mandals from Dagana approached the All India Gorkha League (AIGL), Darjeeling to seek help from them to get politically organized against the oppressive feudal laws. The Bhutan House immediately expelled the Jai Gorkha activists from Emiray block of Dagana district. This was the year when Garjaman Gurung, the Samtse Kazi had to accept his mysterious death. Soon after, Mahasur Chhetri, a resident of Suntolay village, Labsibhotay block of Chirang district approached M.P.Koirala, the then prime minister of Nepal to get help to politically organise following the brutal fate of the Jai Gorkha uprising. Alive in a leather bag, he was thrown down in the Sunkosh River at Majhigaon Village [A.C. Sinha; 2004 pp 171]. In March 22, 1954 the Bhutan State Congress, drawing the experience of the Civil Disobedience Movement of the Indian National Congress, decided to fill the jails of Bhutan by sending several successive batches of volunteers at Sarpang from across the Indian boarder. Several hundred protestors and many onlookers were present at the gate but only a few could enter into Bhutan. A letter with list of demands was handed over to the King. To begin with, there was a little resistance, but in the confused and chaotic situation, Jhulendra Bahadur Pradhan, the Commissioner of Southern Bhutan, ordered the Bhutan State militia to fire on the protesters, leading the demonstrators flying back across the boarder. When the shooting was over, 25 demonstrators lay dead and 17 wounded [Dhakal: Ibid 133-143].

Politically, Bhutan could never remain a placid entity. Devi Bhakta Lamitaray continued to issue inflammatory pamphlets on behalf of head of the Bhutan State Congress until 1980тАЩs. But events in late 1980тАЩs accelerated a process in which a dozens of political and human rights forums were established. One of such kinds and the first in the chronological hierarchies is the Students Union of Bhutan (SUB), a grown up child of the Nepali Literary Society started by Fr. Leclair, the then Sherubtse College principal. The SUB, an informal and underground organization of about 25 activists was founded on March 23, 1988; which took active part in the peaceful demonstration of 1990 providing logistics and human resource. This trend was then followed by the sprouting of several others political and apolitical organisations.

The overall effect of citizenship laws, тАШone nation one people policyтАЩ and a series of other repressive measures and discrimination against its own citizens made the Bhutanese feel like second class citizens in their own country.┬а This ultimately became the basis that led the citizens to campaign for their rights and freedoms. Notwithstanding the state threat and order, in September 1990, under the initiation of the Bhutan PeopleтАЩs Party, the southern Bhutanese in all the southern districts, organized a disorganized demonstrations protesting against the discriminatory citizenship laws. The government reacted swiftly, arresting their leaders, and closing schools and hospitals throughout southern Bhutan. The protest grew into a movement for full human rights, and eventually into a call for democracy. The result of the demonstration was awfully disheartening and tragic. It all ended in ruthless government atrocities and forced evictions. The after math of the demonstrations was followed by thousands of arbitrary arrests, torture and detentions without trial. Selective isolation of the country, gives neither a vivid picture nor any record concerning the exact number so as how many innocent villagers got tortured and were murdered in dark cells of the Bhutanese jails. Mass expulsion started in 1990 when the government resorted to forced evictions intimidating the innocent villagers through signing Voluntary Migration Forms (VMFs) under threat of torture and life imprisonment.

When Gross National Happiness is a discussion of day, the happiness in Bhutan is inequitable. Certain groups are more privileged than others. For instance, intimidation and apprehension in тАЬdemocraticтАЭ Bhutan is based on foregone conclusion – ethnicity, belief system and faith being central. Followers of Christianity get arrested and tortured just for their inclination to a certain faith, recent example being the case of Prem Singh Gurung. Another horrendous example of a monk, Gomchen Karma from Tashigang who was shot dead in 1997 by a senior government official for his claim of equal religious rights, a tip of ice-berg demonstrates gross human rights violations and more importantly the prevailing impunity.

Evicted from homes, with enormous patience defying the historical and mythological records, people lived in peace and harmony in the refugee camps established in Nepal and many in India for more than two decades. Various stakeholders came in action in an attempt to draw a line of durable solution to our tragedy. None of the strategies appear to have worked to pave a route back home. Dismay, uncertainty and helplessness ensued; the scheme of the Third Country Resettlement (TCR) prevailed.

Indeed, the TCR is not a choice but an alternative. It is not a justice to Bhutanese movement for democracy and human rights. It is not a justice to our leaders who invested energy at their capacity to see democratic Bhutan. Neither is TCR a justice to our human rights activists and our leaders of welfare and social organizations. Above all, it is non-recognition to decades of harsh refugee lives and sufferings endured by more than hundred thousands of our people.

Resettlement shall definitely add productivity and progress in economical and social fronts. However, the reality is that neither our identity nor the inner peace of mind can be availed through this. The losing of struggle to establish democracy and human rights has come heavy to all of us.┬а Yet, the continuity to take the struggle to a different height, is always unavoidable. Struggle has to keep moving. In between, with time and disengagement, tendency to acceptance of the loss ensues, a well known natural coping phenomenon. We are in a transition phase. Consciously or sub-consciously, the acceptance of loss, disbelief and incompleteness shall get to our nerves.

Nonetheless, despite changes in our lives, our situations and line of thinking; it is our responsibility not to let our struggle die down. Back to our villages with our neighbours together, a home of own, farm around to roam and proud feeling to see cattle grazing is probably robbed from us for entirety. Humiliations we faced in our villages, discriminations we faced in the fronts of progress and opportunities, horrific stories from detention centres, torture and murders however shall hound us. We got deceived. We got expelled from places where our forefathers invested sweat and blood to make homes. We got physically and psychologically tortured because our society was grossly illiterate. Right decision at right moment did not prevail. Our victimized state has minimal or no connection with our beliefs neither on human rights nor with our culture and ethnicity. The primary determinants are the state of low education and more importantly lack of empowerment. So we are setting an example of injustice by losing a battle that should have never been lost.

From the time of revolt of Pashupati Adhikari to till date, the struggle for human rights and democracy stands long and several hundreds of people sacrificed their life for this cause. Time has come for us to recognize their bravery and sacrifice. In an attempt to let out tragedy live alive, to remember our martyrs and their sacrifices and to educate the world to prevent similar tragedy occurring again, Punya Foundation is finally formally established with a slogan – justice through education and empowerment and it is chaired by Tek Bir Chhetri, a personality who was able to establish himself as a founder and propagator of the Bhutanese refugee education at Maidhar, Jhapa in the initial stage of camp settlements.

It is an undeniable fact that shouldering the task of MartyтАЩs salvation through personal initiative would be impossible, and even less significant to some extent. Every Martyr is an institution held above everything, not just limited to the family and relatives. So, responsible citizens need to shoulder all activities related to such prestigious institutions considering the degree of sacrifice for the common betterment of people and systems requiring reformation from them.

The Foundation, established to contribute to make differences in lives of rendered vulnerable, deprived, and victimized people across the globe, would be one of the most prestigious, but equally challenging, institutions for the scattered Bhutanese Diaspora in materialising its plans and operations. However, rising above the atrocities and suppressions, a strong commitment is a must from every Bhutanese to make the dreams of our respected Martyrs come true and create new Bhutan, where every citizen would one day live as a dignified individual.

Dr. Dhakal is a torture survivor. He worked as a schoolteacher in the refugee camps in Nepal, worked with the refugee health care system and later with victims of torture. Engaged in elderly medical practice in the Netherlands, he is the founding director of Punya Foundation. Dhruva Mishra from Virginia, USA has contributed to this article.


(Views expressed in this write-up are the writersтАЩ opinions and donтАЩt necessarily carry the official stance of Bhutan News Service in use of facts, correctness of events presented and relevant statistics. тАУ Ed)