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| Thousands of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal have tried to cross into the Indian state of West Bengal for the second successive day. | Thousands of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal have tried to cross into the Indian state of West Bengal for the second successive day. |
| The refugees have been shouting slogans that India must allow them to reach Bhutan and have been trying to cross West Bengal's border with Nepal. | The refugees have been shouting slogans that India must allow them to reach Bhutan and have been trying to cross West Bengal's border with Nepal. |
| One refugee has been killed and more than 20 injured when the police fired on them when they tried to enter India. Nepal has hosted about 107,000 ethnic Nepalese expelled from Bhutan. | |
| Bhutan says they are illegal immigrants and therefore they cannot be given permission to return. | Bhutan says they are illegal immigrants and therefore they cannot be given permission to return. |
| The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres recently urged the Bhutanese government to repatriate them. | The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres recently urged the Bhutanese government to repatriate them. |
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| Since Tuesday, thousands of refugees have been trying to cross the Mechi river that marks the border of West Bengal state with Nepal. | Since Tuesday, thousands of refugees have been trying to cross the Mechi river that marks the border of West Bengal state with Nepal. |
| The refugees were pushed into Nepal, but they are still gathered there and may again make an attempt to cross back into India. | The refugees were pushed into Nepal, but they are still gathered there and may again make an attempt to cross back into India. |
| The police said at least six of their men were injured when the refugees pelted them with stones on Tuesday. | The police said at least six of their men were injured when the refugees pelted them with stones on Tuesday. |
| The refugees have been living in Nepal since the 1990s | The refugees have been living in Nepal since the 1990s |
| Violence also continued in some refugee camps in Beldangi in eastern Nepal for the third day, as large sections of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali origin opposed UN plans to settle them in Western countries. | Violence also continued in some refugee camps in Beldangi in eastern Nepal for the third day, as large sections of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali origin opposed UN plans to settle them in Western countries. |
| They beat up some of their own leaders who support third-country settlement in the US, leading to intervention by the Nepal police. | They beat up some of their own leaders who support third-country settlement in the US, leading to intervention by the Nepal police. |
| Two refugees have died in Beldangi when police fired to control them. | Two refugees have died in Beldangi when police fired to control them. |
| After nearly two decades in the camps of Nepal, the Bhutanese refugees are a divided house. | After nearly two decades in the camps of Nepal, the Bhutanese refugees are a divided house. |
| Some accept a future in the West; others are determined to go back and enrol as voters in Bhutan ahead of next year's parliamentary elections in the Himalayan kingdom. | Some accept a future in the West; others are determined to go back and enrol as voters in Bhutan ahead of next year's parliamentary elections in the Himalayan kingdom. |
| But India says it is determined to stop them in view of Delhi's cordial relations with Bhutan. | But India says it is determined to stop them in view of Delhi's cordial relations with Bhutan. |
| Correspondents say that the issue is one of Asia's most protracted refugee problems. | Correspondents say that the issue is one of Asia's most protracted refugee problems. |
| Forgotten by most of the world, the refugees live in camps in eastern Nepal. | Forgotten by most of the world, the refugees live in camps in eastern Nepal. |
| They are dependent on UN food rations and officially forbidden to work. | They are dependent on UN food rations and officially forbidden to work. |