While the world looks away from the political prisoners in Bhutan and the remaining refugees in Jhapa and disregards their right to return, thanks Deekshya Illangasinghe, Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Anushaya Collure of South Asians for Human Rights, accompanied by Devendra R Bhattarai, for keeping the faith.

Happening now! NIMJN's KTM Journathon: Fighting Misinformation and Disinformation using AI- Dilrukshi Handunnetti talks about the ongoing impact of dis/misinformation in journalism with our Journathon participants.

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Insightful Anurag Acharya

Thimphu must be EXPOSED on this matter...
'Bhutan's Prisoners of Conscience'
Decades behind bars.
At the World Social Forum
Discussion led by Devendra Bhattarai, many involved individuals speaking.
Organised by South Asians for Human Rights
4-6 PM, YalaMaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

The #happinessindex does not include their happiness. Join us to learn more about Bhutan's prisoners of conscience at a special discussion on this ltttled talked of people #rights #bhutan #sahr

Join us this am to discuss challengers before #SouthAsian #HRDs and the need to protect their rights

Meet one of our speakers for the Journathon- Dilrukshi Handunnetti Dilrukshi Handunnetti !
Dilrukshi is an award-winning investigative journalist, co-founder of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) Sri Lanka, and editor at Mongabay, Sri Lanka.

आस्थाका बन्दी : राजनीतिक बन्दी ! Dilrukshi Handunnetti Ram Karki Akhilesh Upadhyay Kiran Nepal Indra Mainali Om Prakash Aryal Exiled BhutaneeZ Minendra Rijal Sudheer Sharma Dil Bhusan Pathak🇳🇵

Do join us tomorrow (14) 3 00 pm IST to discuss India warming up to #JVP and why

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In 2022, a year of political reckoning for the #Rajapaksa rrgime, the clan strategically quit portfolios as part of a political stunt: tokenistic acceptance of prevailing anti-Rajapaksa sentiments. And now they seem to return, though conditions haven't changed, or public disgust.

#OPINION | The bill will soon be certified by the Parliament Speaker, making it law, and #OnlineSafetyBill will be the new tool in the political arsenal to command online silence, especially in this election year, writes Dilrukshi Handunnetti.

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My latest on the newly passed Online Safety Bill through which I explore the political implications of the same

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I cannot stress this enough, members of the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) will contemplate a pullout from #SriLanka if OSB is passed in its current form.

AIC members include:
▪️Meta
▪️LinkedIn
▪️Rakuten (Viber)
▪️Spotify
▪️Pinterest
▪️Google
▪️Amazon
▪️X (Formerly…

Open letter to Sri Lankan government: Withdraw Online Safety Bill to protect people’s rights and future.

#onlinesafetybill #FreedomOfExpression #DigitalSecurity #srilanka #DigitalFreedom #OnlineFreedom

I was captivated by this selection of fine Newar art depicting #culture & #faith

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Amazing initiative starting a private #museum in #Nepal #bodhisatvamuseum #Purnamuseum #kopundol #lalitpur

Happening now Dilrukshi Handunnetti giving a talk on Investigative journalism at NIICE, Nepal with Rajneesh Bhandari Dr Pramod Jaiswal

'Lasantha’s was the embodiment of a journalistic ‘Aragalaya.’ He did it way before people began accepting nepotism and corruption to be a deadly mix... Risking his life, he told stories that others would not dare tell': Dilrukshi Handunnetti, speaking at Lasantha’s memorial
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It's been 15 years since Lasantha Wickramatunga was murdered. It's also 15 years without justice & closure to a heinous crime which silenced one of the consistently bravest journalists that we were fortune to be led & mentored by. Lasantha's legacy will continue in our work #lka

Remembering Lasantha on the 15th anniversary of his murder
#LasanthaWickrematunge #LestWeForget #neverforget #JournalismIsNotACrime #DontKillTheMessenger