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Rights Concerns Emerge Over Free Speech and Legal Protections The sentencing of a Bhutanese businessman to nine years in prison

New Report Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns in Bhutan

A new report, State of Human Rights in Bhutan 2026, has raised serious concerns about ongoing human rights violations in

The Bhutan Watch today announces the launch of the Bhutan Democracy Digital Archive, an initiative dedicated to monitoring democratic practice

Bhutan has been ranked 150th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published today by Reporters

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢, 𝐉𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐚 — A total of NPR 1,15,844.68 (One Lakh Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Four Rupees and Sixty-Eight Paisa) raised

Darjeeling, India — Ajoy Edwards, President of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF) and a senior, widely respected Gorkha leader

Bhutan Watch has released the seventh edition of The Bhutan Journal, continuing its long-running effort to provide space for careful

The Hague, 18 January 2026 — Human Rights Watch has raised urgent concerns over Bhutan’s treatment of political prisoners after

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — 28 December 2025Human rights campaigner Ram Karki has been honoured with the 2025 DISKA Community Karate Award,

Human rights advocates in Nepal have called for an independent and impartial investigation into the death of 65-year-old Bhutanese political