Stateless Lotshampa Refugees Appeal to Nepal’s Supreme Court

Stateless Lotshampa Refugees Appeal to Nepal’s Supreme Court

The Beldangi refugee camp in Nepal, where some of the four Bhutanese Lotshampa refugees evicted from the United States are living. Credit: Diwash Gahatraj/IPSBy Diwash GahatrajJHAPA, Nepal,, Jul 31 2025 (IPS) Four Bhutanese Lotshampa refugees—Aasis Subedi, Santosh Darji, Roshan Tamang, and Ashok Gurung—filed an appeal in Nepal’s Supreme Court on July 27, challenging a government order that would deport them from Nepal. After being resettled in …