Nepal to tackle illegal Tibetans
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Nepal will start pressing Tibetan exiles living illegally in the country to return to India, a government official has said.
Home Ministry spokesman Modraj Dotel said 106 Tibetans had been detained recently by police to check if they had valid refugee certificates, reports BBC.
Tibetans in Nepal have staged months of protests against China, accusing it of religious repression in their homeland.
More than 20,000 Tibetan refugees live in Nepal. Nepal's government is a staunch ally of neighbouring China.
Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda visited China soon after taking office in August.
The Nepalese government spokesman said the verification of papers was being done with the help of officials from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) in Nepal.
Home Ministry spokesman Modraj Dotel said 106 Tibetans had been detained recently by police to check if they had valid refugee certificates, reports BBC.
Tibetans in Nepal have staged months of protests against China, accusing it of religious repression in their homeland.
More than 20,000 Tibetan refugees live in Nepal. Nepal's government is a staunch ally of neighbouring China.
Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda visited China soon after taking office in August.
The Nepalese government spokesman said the verification of papers was being done with the help of officials from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) in Nepal.