30/05/2026
𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?
A group of Indian tourists arrived and asked, “Why are these portraits displayed everywhere? They seem to be hanging in every private home, business, and hotel.”
The hotel owner, Dhiraj Pradhan, casually replied, “These are portraits of our King. They are required to be displayed. If we do not keep them, the police can impose heavy fines.”
A video of this interview soon went viral on social media. However, instead of sparking public discussion, the hotel owner was immediately arrested in Bhutan. There was no transparent judicial process, no public hearing, and no meaningful opportunity for him to defend himself. He was reportedly sent to prison—not for a day, a month, or even a year, but for a full nine years.
This was not the first such incident in Bhutan. There are many untold stories of people who have been imprisoned for years under questionable circumstances. In many villages, even discussing such cases openly is discouraged. Critics allege that authorities often present one or two official reasons to justify an arrest, while the real objective is to silence individuals perceived as a threat to the ruling establishment. Some have been jailed, others have allegedly disappeared from public life, and many families have suffered injustice as a result.
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