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Tufan Neupane

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Tufan Neupane’s Biography

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Journalist. I report for Kantipur Daily, and The Kathmandu Post.

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1) https://kathmandupost.com/author/tufan-neupane
2) https://ekantipur.com/author/author-13645

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He was murdered for his fight to save environment. Justice eludes his family two years on

He was murdered for his fight to save environment. Justice eludes his family two years on

The victim's sisters Laxmi and Sangam Mahato with their mother at their home in Mithila Municipality, Dhanush…

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Uma Bhujel in and out of jail

Uma Bhujel in and out of jail

Uma Bhujel was a Brigade Commissar in the Moaist Party. In this photograph, she poses with fellow fighters af…

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Why more women die in Nepal's natural disasters

Why more women die in Nepal's natural disasters

Photo: BIKRAM RAI hirty-seven people were killed when a landslide on 12 July tore through the settlement of L…

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Nepali jailed 40 years without trial in Kolkata

Nepali jailed 40 years without trial in Kolkata

The Dum Dum Central Correctional Home in Kolkata where Dipak Jays has spent the last 15 years of his 40 year …

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The long, elusive wait for justice - The Record

The long, elusive wait for justice - The Record

The whereabouts of Surya Prasad Sharma, a cadre member of the then-underground CPN (Maoist) party, is still u…

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How COVID-19 became a poaching epidemic for Nepal's endangered wildlife

How COVID-19 became a poaching epidemic for Nepal's endangered wildlife

CHITWAN - After a male adult rhino was found dead with a deep gunshot wound on the head inside the buffer zon…

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Until death: Inside Nepal's harshest punishment

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By Tufan Neupane
| HT Syndication
Biratnagar, Aug. 26 -- At dusk on June 17, Mohammad Abbas Ansari stood by the window of his cell at Morang Prison. At the window to his left, another inmate - about his age - was speaking with his mother. From outside the prison wall, she tried to reassure him, "Don't worry too much. Only 34 days left until you're released." Ansari struggled to hold back his tears. "I've been here for seven years and four months," he said, wiping his eyes. "So many men I lived with have walked free.
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Until death: Inside Nepal’s harshest punishment

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By Tufan Neupane, Parbat Portel
| The Kathmandu Post Verified
National Nepal has no death penalty. Instead, it has life imprisonment until death — a sentence with no release date.An investigation by Kantipur shows who receives this sentence, how it is applied, and what justice means for victims, prisoners, and the state. Apsana, elder sister of Mohammad Abbas Ansari, who is serving imprisonment until death at Morang Prison, at her rented home in Baluwahi Tole, Biratnagar-8.
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Reporter’s Diary: Driving into a divided landscape

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By Tufan Neupane
| The Kathmandu Post Verified
On the morning of July 29, I flew to Biratnagar to cover what had been unfolding in Kaptanganj, Sunsari, since Sunday night. More than a straightforward reporting assignment — reaching the location, speaking with local residents, civil society members, and political party leaders — I wanted to understand how the immediate violence fit into the recurring pattern of communal tensions in the Madhesh region. The first uncertainty emerged as soon as I reached Biratnagar.
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Reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

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It evolved into a news source and distribution channel.