| Sep 03, 2026
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NIMJN Shorts
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Investigations
Displaced by Disaster, Madi’s Chepangs Face Violence and Human Trafficking
Marginalized communities who were repeatedly displaced by floods and landslides and settled in Madi, Chitwan, remain unsafe even in their current location. Living in extreme poverty, they are also at high risk of gender-based violence, labor exploitation and human trafficking.
| Aug 03, 2026
Features
The River Came at Nine
As of the morning of Sept. 3, the ninth day of the Bhotekoshi flood, government figures show more than 1,200 bodies recovered and 4,216 people still unaccounted for. A full account of how many died in the flood has yet to emerge. Nearly 600 of the missing are from hydropower projects alone. And scientists say a second flood is still lodged in the mountains above.
| Sep 03, 2026
Human Trafficking
Married for Children, Then Beaten: The Nepali Women Sold to Chinese Husbands
Sasmita experience confirms that Chinese men marry Nepali young women solely to have offspring, subjecting them to violence once the children are raised. China’s one-child policy severely distorted its gender ratio. Unable to find brides in time, men pass marriageable age and ultimately marry foreign women just to have children.
| Jul 29, 2026
Disasters
The River Came at Nine
As of the morning of Sept. 3, the ninth day of the Bhotekoshi flood, government figures show more than 1,200 bodies recovered and 4,216 people still unaccounted for. A full account of how many died in the flood has yet to emerge. Nearly 600 of the missing are from hydropower projects alone. And scientists say a second flood is still lodged in the mountains above.
| Sep 03, 2026
Climate Justice
12,000 Vehicles Destroyed: The Environmental Cost of Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement
More than 12,000 vehicles were burned nationwide during the Gen-Z movement, which claimed 76 lives, with 6,800 of those vehicles burned in Bagmati Province alone. The smoke and toxic chemicals released from these fires caused an increase in hospital patients with respiratory, eye and skin problems. Furthermore, the remains of these vehicles have not been managed in a timely manner, creating a risk that chemicals and ash will cause long-term severe impacts on health and the environment.
| Apr 10, 2026
Accountability
Kathmandu Hospitals Leave Medical Waste Handlers Unprotected
At Kathmandu's two largest public hospitals, the staff who sterilize and sort medical waste by hand say they go without paid sick leave, functioning equipment, or hazard pay, despite routine exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.
| Aug 11, 2026
