Nepal
One Of India’s Most Wanted Poachers, Who Ate Bear Penises, Just Got Caught
The arrest also solves the mystery of a tigress' death, whose skin was found in Nepal in 2013, a year after she was last seen.
Everest is Melting, Revealing Tons of Garbage and Human Bodies
Due to decades of commercial mountaineering and climate change, the worlds tallest mountain is becoming “the world’s highest garbage dump.”
Monsoon Season is Devastating South Asia Right Now
In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, hundreds are dead and millions have fled their homes. And monsoon season is just beginning.
11 People Died Climbing Everest This Year. Is Traffic to Blame?
An American climber is the latest to die climbing the world's most famous peak.
This Photographer Captures the Fragile Lives of Former ‘Goddesses’ in Nepal
Maria Contreras Coll went behind the scenes of one of the most criticised religious traditions in the world, to tell a story of the enduring power of young girls in Nepal.
Parents in South Korea Are Upset They Can’t Beat Their Kids Anymore
The country’s plan to scrap the law allowing parents to physically discipline their children is causing quite the controversy among adults.
There Are So Many Climbers on Everest That Two People Died in a Traffic Jam
They were trying to take advantage of the small window of good weather this season.
This Indian Festival Is a Fuck-You to All Those Who Think Menstruating Is Still a Taboo
Women in India and Nepal will be protesting and playing games to shatter the prejudice against periods.
My Altitude Sickness Didn't Ruin the Pizza at Mount Everest's Basecamp
You never know what you’re going to get at the Nepalese teahouses along your trek.
Nepalese Women Keep Dying After Being Banished to 'Period Huts'
A centuries-old tradition known as 'chhaupadi' forces people to leave the family home while they're menstruating.
NEPAL
The country ranks fairly better than its Asian counterparts. However, its policies and laws are slowly turning the media landscape into a lethal minefield.
Media Freedom in the Indian Subcontinent
On World Press Freedom Day, we get Salil Tripathi, Chair of PEN International Writers in Prison Committee, to write about the reality that exists.