Sunita Neupane

Imprisoned for Infanticide: How Teen Girls Cope in Nepali Jails Often quite young, they were convicted to long prison sentences for infanticide. Child rights activists say it runs afoul of several of the country’s own laws on how to treat juvenile offenders.

Their crime? Being survivors. Their sentence? Loneliness. This heartbreaking report from Nepal reveals how the systems meant to “protect” girls instead punish them, locking away their childhoods in the name of social order.

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#WomensRights #SocialJustice

Inside Myanmar’s Billion-Dollar Internet Racket Run On Trafficked Youth Cyber slavery rings are growing across the region, trapping young jobseekers in brutal scam compounds — and fueling a global criminal enterprise.

Cyber slavery rings are growing, trapping young jobseekers in brutal scam compounds — and fueling a global criminal enterprise.
✍️ @sunitaneupane.bsky.social for @globalpress.bsky.social via @worldcrunch.com

Cyber Slavery: The New Face of Forced Labor in Southeast Asia Cyber slavery rings are growing across the region, trapping young jobseekers in brutal scam compounds — and fueling a global criminal enterprise.

Cyber Slavery: The New Face of Forced Labor in Southeast Asia

Read our latest cross-border story by @sunitaneupane.bsky.social, in Nepal, @fabeha.bsky.social , in Bangladesh and @geelagarcia.bsky.social in the Philippines.
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विश्वभरि एन्टिबायोटिक प्रतिरोधी ब्याक्टेरियाको कहर Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment.

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Here. Millions of People Are Dying. Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment.

This AMR story, published earlier this year, was a collaborative effort between myself and colleagues from Nepal and six other countries. It has been republished in 21 media outlets worldwide. The story is available in both Nepali and English. globalpressjournal.com/world/global...

Badhai!

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Deported From the US, Former Bhutanese Refugees Face Uncertain Future in Nepal

After years in the U.S., #Bhutanese #refugees with criminal records are being deported—only to find themselves #stateless once more. Denied by Bhutan, unrecognized in Nepal, their futures hang in limbo. Read their story.

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#Statelessness #RefugeeRights

Adults Live Alongside Kids in Nepal’s Juvenile Detention Homes More than 600 people who entered the system as children are now adults, making up nearly half the detainees across nine juvenile corrections homes.

More than 600 people who entered the system as children are now adults, making up nearly half the detainees across nine juvenile corrections homes.
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Nepal, Where Faith Gets In The Way Of Organ Transplants Nine of 10 people needing transplants never find a donor. Updated laws increase the donor pool by allowing transplants from brain-dead patients. But religious beliefs about reincarnation make such donations rare.

🇳🇵 Updated laws in Nepal increase the donor pool by allowing transplants from brain-dead patients. But religious beliefs about reincarnation make such donations rare.

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Here. Millions of People Are Dying. Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment.

Together with friends from six other countries, we have created a long-form story about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the @globalpress.bsky.social

Antimicrobial resistance is among the biggest health crises of the modern era.

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Here. Millions of People Are Dying. Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment.

Together with friends from six other countries, we have created a long-form story about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the Global Press Journal.

Antimicrobial resistance is among the biggest health crises of the modern era.

globalpressjournal.com/world/global...

Why Working Abroad Has Sparked a Kidney Failure Crisis in Nepal One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

One-third of the #dialysis patients at the National Kidney Center in #Nepal came for treatment after working abroad. What's the connection between migrant labor and kidney disease? Our reporter-in-residence sunitaneupane.bsky.social investigates.

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Nepal’s Free Speech Crackdown, Jailing Government Critics For Facebook Posts Anti-corruption protesters find themselves on the wrong side of the law, charged with "character assassination of honorable people.

🇳🇵 Nepal's anti-corruption #protesters now face legal charges for "character assassination of honorable people." Is speaking out against #corruption becoming a crime?

✍️ @sunitaneupane.bsky.social for @globalpress.bsky.social, now on @worldcrunch.bsky.social.

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Antibiotic Resistance Is Here. Millions of People Are Dying. Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment.

Global Press reporters across seven countries joined forces to produce this unique, insightful look at a global health problem that will kill more people than cancer by 2050 — antibiotic resistance.

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For Hormone Treatment, Trans Nepalis Head to India — No Doctor Required The desire to transition often outweighs the severe risks of self-medicating.

During my recent visit to Birgunj and Raxaul, I witnessed firsthand how easily transgender individuals accessed these medications despite the potential risks associated with self-medication.

You can read more about this story here: globalpressjournal.com/asia/nepal/h...

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Residents Lose Homes as Kathmandu Cleans Up River With eviction looming — again — all they want is what Nepal’s constitution says they are due: a place to call home.

I’m happy to share that my story, FREE REAL ESTATE OR URBAN BLIGHT, has been named Story of the Year by the Global Press Journal from Nepal!
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#GlobalPress #Nepal #StoryOfTheYear

Whoops, was I supposed to pose?

Just watched ‘Get Out’ and I loved it! 🎥 The movie mixes horror with important messages about race. The main character discovers some really scary things about his girlfriend’s family. If you like suspense thriller movies, highly recommend it! 👏 #GetOut #MustWatch.

Thanks for the recommendation!

This house reminds me of a Piyush Mishra song—डोलेंगे महकी हवा के हां झोंके
आँखों को छू लेंगे गर्दन भिगों के
आंगन में बिखरे पड़े होंगे पत्ते
सूखे से नाज़ुक से पीलें छिटक के
पावों को नंगा जो करके चलेंगे
चरपर की आवाज़ से वो बजेंगे

Padhisake

What’s everyone reading or watching right now? I’d love some recommendations!