Incident Reports
Nepalis stranded at Belahiya border protest seeking to enter Nepal
2020-05-21
Nepali migrant workers stranded at Nepal-India Belahiya border started to protest against the Nepal government seeking to enter Nepal. On Thursday, at 8 pm more than 100 Nepalese chanted slogans against the Government of Nepal demanding to let them enter their own country.
Many Nepalis who took part in the protest have completed their time in quarantine facilities in India waiting to return home. The government has yet to make a decision about just what to do with them.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
| Secondary Cause | Lockdown Enforcement |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 100 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Protesters/demonstrators |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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