‘Free Tibet’ bogeyman raised against naming Humla youth as Minister in Nepal’s interim government

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(TibetanReview.net, Oct13’25) – As Nepal’s interim Prime Minister considers appointing a woman, apparently of Tibetan Buddhist heritage, from the country’s border with Tibet as a minister, the Gen Z leaders from her province have demanded that her citizenship be investigated, as also her alleged involvement in ‘Free Tibet’ campaign. Citizens of Tibetan ethnic and cultural heritage inhabit a significant area of Nepal’s territory but have always remained underrepresented in Nepal’s political establishment due to their low population and the dispersal of their land across different districts and provinces.

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