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An exiled Bhutanese take up suicide in The Netherlands, now the second one

24th Nov 15. Another exiled Bhutanese refugee forced to immigrate to The Netherlands took up suicide.


' Its believed, in this initial phase, that he cycled to the railway line and laid himself there and left his body' said a family related by phone about the death of Phurba Tamang. Phurba left his body this way untimely on 24th November 2015 during the day.


Phurba Tamang was a Bhutanese by birth originally from Kamidara village, Sarpang district. After spending several years in the UNHCR refugee camps in Nepal he was invited by the Dutch government upon forwarded by the UNHCR for the 3rd country resettlement  about four years ago. He was given a home, a second life at Wageningen, The local government authorities kindly took helpful steps for his final ritualistic ceremony. 

Sadly, his ultimate rituals is arranged for 30th November at 12 to 14hrs at Slingerboslaan 15, 6718 ZA Ede. His relatives mainly Dawa Tamang informs to kindly get together for prayers.

This is the second suicide case in The Netherlands among the forcibly exiled Bhutanese refugees. The previous one was exiled from Lamidara Bhutan. 
This suicide has taken place at the time  UNHCR in Nepal declared its successful resettlement of a 100 000 exiled Bhutanese refugees to far away from their country Bhutan. see video 

By: Nanda Gautam

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