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Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey planned to escalate their case to the Supreme Court after lower courts refused to register their marriage. In November 2023, authorities in Dordi, a municipality in the couple’s home district of Lamjung, registered their union.

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What Took LGBTQ-Friendly Nepal So Long To Say “I Do” To Same-Sex Marriage?

by Worldcrunch June 24, 2024

A local man from Nauru on a motor bike watches as an American aircraft lands

Geopolitics south asia

Nauru, Maldives: When Tiny Islands Weigh On The Biggest Geopolitical Battle

by Pierre Haski January 16, 2024