Home›Sources›The Diplomat, "Bhutan's Dark Secret: The Lhotshampa Expulsion" (2016)SourcesThe Diplomat, "Bhutan's Dark Secret: The Lhotshampa Expulsion" (2016)The Diplomat, 2016Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Diplomat, "Bhutan's Dark Secret: The Lhotshampa Expulsion" (2016)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thediplomat-bhutans-dark-secret-lhotshampa-expulsion-2016.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Diplomat, "Bhutan's Dark Secret: The Lhotshampa Expulsion" (2016). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thediplomat-bhutans-dark-secret-lhotshampa-expulsion-2016Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-diplomat-bhutan-s-dark-secret-the-lh, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Diplomat, "Bhutan's Dark Secret: The Lhotshampa Expulsion" (2016)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/thediplomat-bhutans-dark-secret-lhotshampa-expulsion-2016}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA journalistic feature for a regional current-affairs magazine covering the expulsion of the Lhotshampa from Bhutan in the 1990s, framing Bhutan's international reputation for happiness and Buddhist harmony against the largely unacknowledged expulsion of a sixth of its population, with attention to the resettlement of refugees to third countries in the years since.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (5 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedThe Diplomat 1Publication YearWell-attested2016 1URLWell-attestedhttps://thediplomat.com/2016/09/bhutans-dark-secret-the-lhotshampa-expulsion/ 1Source TypeWell-attestedmagazine feature 1AssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3 1A regional current-affairs magazine feature, tier 3, used for its framing of the episode against Bhutan's public reputation and for the resettlement context, not as the source of any disputed figure.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithBhutan, Countries Well-attested This source names Bhutan directly: "the expulsion of the Lhotshampa from Bhutan in the 1990s, framing Bhutan's international reputation for happiness and Buddhist harmony against the largely unacknowledged expulsion of a sixth of its..."Source Divinity Atlas Original Articles, Second Editiontier 1Sources1. Divinity Atlas Original Articles, Second Editiontier 1Claims Backed By This Source (5 claims)This source backs 5 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicReligious Events, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested4Religious EventsBhutan's Expulsion Of The Lhotshampa (1988 to 1993)General References1Religious EventsBhutan's Expulsion Of The Lhotshampa (1988 to 1993)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year