Former Rapper Officially Declared Victor in Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election
Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swotantra Party wins in landslide over former four-time PM Sharma Oli months after “Gen Z” anti-corruption protests toppled previously […]
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Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election: Anti-Corruption Promises Vs Public Skepticism
Nepal is heading to polls on March 5 to democratically replace its government toppled by “Gen Z” protests six months ago. Every major political party is promising specific ways to end corruption, but the voters are questioning what they will deliver.
Nepal Police Arrest Six in $20 Million Himalayan “Fake Rescue” Insurance Scam
Six executives from top rescue agencies arrested for staging hundreds of unnecessary helicopter evacuations, a fraud that shook the country’s trekking industry.
Nepal Charges Airport Project Chief with $172K Corruption
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority alleges Binesh Munakarmi illegally amassed $172,000 over 25 years, while officials and a Chinese contractor are accused of misusing $74 million in airport construction funds.
47 Nepalis Rescued From Scam Centers in Myanmar Arrive in Kathmandu
The Nepalis were lured to Myanmar by promises of legitimate jobs, but said they were tortured and forced to work in scam compounds before being rescued.
Nepal’s Former Speaker Charged with Gold Smuggling, Organized Crime
Charges against a prominent Nepalese politician came about a month after an interim government took power, following mass protests against corruption that toppled the previous administration.
Nepal Appoints Interim Ministers Following Protests that Toppled the Previous Government
New ministers took oaths of office outside the wreckage of the presidential building, torched during last week’s protests.
Q&A: Corruption, Protest and Government Collapse in Nepal
Originally Published on the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). As Nepal’s military negotiates with protesters, journalist Rajneesh Bhandari tells OCCRP […]
In The Shadows: The Shahtoosh Story
By Team Asian Dispatch A cross-border project in Asia unravels how a coveted but banned luxury product sourced from the protected Tibetan […]
Fighting a Foreign War: Who Are the “Russian Army Vloggers” from Nepal?
OFU X Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (joint investigation) With the emergence of short video platforms such as TikTok and the rise […]
Trafficking in Impunity
Ghyangfedi, Nepal – On a cloudy day in October 2018, Nirmala Tamang, 24, was working in a field, gathering food for her […]
Life-and-Death Choices in a Himalayan Blizzard
By BHADRA SHARMA, ELLEN BARRY and RAJNEESH BHANDARI OCT. 16, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal — Freezing, exhausted and blinded by snow, Yakov Megreli, an […]