Bhutan
Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap
Bhutan celebrated the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2021 but LGBTIQ+ activists are pushing for the legal recognition of all gender identities and marriage equality
Yangchen C Rinzin | Nov 21, 2023
Screen Southasia: Q&A session for ‘The Next Guardian’
A conversation with the filmmaker Arun Bhattarai, director of ‘The Next Guardian’.
The Editors | Jun 15, 2023
The path to women’s political participation in Bhutan
In Bhutan’s 2023 National Council elections, only one woman was elected to the NC from a female population of around 360,000. Despite progress in recent years, women still face challenges to political participation.
Yangchen C Rinzin | May 08, 2023
Bhutan’s media maladies
The closure of a weekly paper in Bhutan signals a troubling decline in media diversity and journalistic space.
Chhetria Patrakar | Apr 04, 2019
Bhutan elections explained
What you need to know about Bhutan’s parliamentary elections being held on 18 October.
The Editors | Oct 03, 2018
Shangri-la, continued
Thimphu bookshops, language choice and the most recent clutch of fiction from Bhutan.
Ross Adkin | Jun 24, 2016
High stakes in the highlands
In Bhutan, collection of ‘fungus gold’ generates both cash and controversy.
Dawa Gyelmo | Feb 15, 2016
Finally becoming citizens
The personal and political implications of third-country resettlement and naturalisation for Bhutan’s refugees.
T P Mishra | Jan 05, 2015
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