Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Face Growing Repression Amid China’s Influence

According to a Bitter Winter report, China’s rising influence in Nepal is severely impacting the country’s Tibetan refugee community. Chinese-backed infrastructure projects are reshaping Nepal, but at the cost of its sovereignty. Tibetan refugees, who fled cultural suppression in Tibet, now face similar repression in Nepal. Expressions of Tibetan identity, like traditional dances and the Lhakar movement, are increasingly restricted. This erosion of freedoms mirrors the conditions Tibetans fled decades ago, raising concerns about human rights and cultural survival. The international community is urged to take action.