Casualty of Qatar: “17 Years of Yearning for Home”

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Real life Prison Break-esque story except he hasn't made it out! This is the story of a Nepalese man, unable to leave Qatar because the authorities wouldn't right all the wrong done to him. In a last ditch effort, deliberately gets arrested with the hope of being deported! But he is still languishing in Qatar! Can someone help?

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In The Media: Dorje Gurung’s Story

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Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. This is the English translation of a Nepalese article published in Setopati written by the journalist Manoj Dahal.

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In The Media: This is how I ended up in a Qatari Jail

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Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. A Setopati journalist, Manoj Dahal, wrote this particular one following a longish conversation.

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Kantipur - Kosheli article "Ma yesari jail parey," May 18 2013.
Kantipur - Kosheli article "Ma yesari jail parey," May 18 2013.

In The Media: This is How I Ended up in Jail

  • Post category:QatarQatar Academy
  • Reading time:1 min read

Returning to Nepal on May 13, 2013, after spending 11 nights 12 days in a Qatari jail for allegedly insulting Islam, I discovered considerable media interest in my story. I had a number of interviews the week I arrived. A Kantipur journalist wrote this particular one following a longish conversation.

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