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2 November 2025

Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor and Shram Sanskriti Party Chairperson Harka Sampang receives the official certificate of recognition for his party from the Election Commission in Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2025. The Election Commission grants formal recognition to the Shram Sanskriti Party ahead of the upcoming national election scheduled for March 5, 2026.

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2 November 2025

Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor and Shram Sanskriti Party Chairperson Harka Sampang receives the official certificate of recognition for his party from the Election Commission in Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2025. The Election Commission grants formal recognition to the Shram Sanskriti Party ahead of the upcoming national election scheduled for March 5, 2026.

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2 November 2025

Shram Sanskriti Party Chairperson and Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor Harka Sampang arrives at the Election Commission office in Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2025, to receive the official certificate of recognition for his newly established political party ahead of the March 5, 2026, national election

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2 November 2025

Shram Sanskriti Party Chairperson and Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor Harka Sampang arrives at the Election Commission office in Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2025, to receive the official certificate of recognition for his newly established political party ahead of the March 5, 2026, national election

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2 November 2025

Shram Sanskriti Party Chairperson and Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor Harka Sampang interacts with journalists after receiving the party recognition certificate at the Election Commission office in Jamal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2025. The recognition marks the official entry of his political party into Nepal's political scene ahead of the upcoming March 5, 2026 national election.

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#12623550

7 August 2025

A member of Nepal's Indigenous community poses for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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#12623551

7 August 2025

Members of Nepal's Indigenous Sherpa community pose for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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#12623552

7 August 2025

Members of Nepal's Indigenous community pose for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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#12623553

7 August 2025

Members of Nepal's Indigenous community pose for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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7 August 2025

A member of Nepal's Indigenous community poses for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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7 August 2025

Members of Nepal's Indigenous community pose for a photo at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 7, 2025, marking the early celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Every August 9 commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. For the year 2025, the United Nations decides on the slogan ''Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.''

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#8173450

5 May 2022

The sub-directorate IV police team of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the National Police seen showing the evidence of illegal wildlife trade in the form of a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) baby at the North Sumatra police region of Indonesia on April 28, 2022. A white car seen while on catch by police personnel of Special Cyber Crime Investigation National Police Directorate personnel together with an evidence of wildlife illegal trafficking as a male baby Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) at the regional police headquarters in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on April 28, 2022. Head of​​ Sub-Directorate IV of Special Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, Police Commissioner, Poltak YP Simbolon together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra, Sumatra Eco-project and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) NGO's have investigated the movement of suspect TH in the act of online selling endangered animals, including orangutans. Following up on the investigation, on April 28, 2022 at around 16.00pm, an orangutan trafficker was arrested in an area in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. "The action was taken by the police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra province, and the Sumatra Eco-project. It started with monitoring the social media account of the perpetrator who offered a baby Sumatran orangutan for 23 million rupiah or USD 1,600. The suspect TH and 4 other people were ambushed in a car carrying the evidence. Temporary suspicion that the evidence came from the Gunung Leuser National Tama area. This case is still in the process of further investigation," said Poltak YP Simbolon. Meanwhile, as evidence, a male Sumatran Orangutan baby aged around 1-4 months is currently receiving medical treatment and is currently being treated in the Orangutan quarantine. This was confirmed by the Head of Natural Resources Conservation Region I Mustafa Imran Lubis, S.P. "Aft

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#8173484

5 May 2022

The sub-directorate IV police team of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the National Police seen showing the evidence of illegal wildlife trade in the form of a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) baby at the North Sumatra police region of Indonesia on April 28, 2022. Head of​​ Sub-Directorate IV of Special Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, Police Commissioner, Poltak YP Simbolon together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra, Sumatra Eco-project and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) NGO's have investigated the movement of suspect TH in the act of online selling endangered animals, including orangutans. Following up on the investigation, on April 28, 2022 at around 16.00pm, an orangutan trafficker was arrested in an area in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. "The action was taken by the police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra province, and the Sumatra Eco-project. It started with monitoring the social media account of the perpetrator who offered a baby Sumatran orangutan for 23 million rupiah or USD 1,600. The suspect TH and 4 other people were ambushed in a car carrying the evidence. Temporary suspicion that the evidence came from the Gunung Leuser National Tama area. This case is still in the process of further investigation," said Poltak YP Simbolon. Meanwhile, as evidence, a male Sumatran Orangutan baby aged around 1-4 months is currently receiving medical treatment and is currently being treated in the Orangutan quarantine. This was confirmed by the Head of Natural Resources Conservation Region I Mustafa Imran Lubis, S.P. "After going through the process of investigating evidence, the baby orangutan will undergo a media treatment process in quarantine, then if the physical and psychological health meets the requirements, then the release process will be the next stage," said Mustafa Imran Lubis. "In a series of cases of conflict between oranguta

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5 May 2022

The sub-directorate IV police team of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the National Police seen showing the evidence of illegal wildlife trade in the form of a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) baby at the North Sumatra police region of Indonesia on April 28, 2022. Head of​​ Sub-Directorate IV of Special Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, Police Commissioner, Poltak YP Simbolon together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra, Sumatra Eco-project and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) NGO's have investigated the movement of suspect TH in the act of online selling endangered animals, including orangutans. Following up on the investigation, on April 28, 2022 at around 16.00pm, an orangutan trafficker was arrested in an area in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. "The action was taken by the police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra province, and the Sumatra Eco-project. It started with monitoring the social media account of the perpetrator who offered a baby Sumatran orangutan for 23 million rupiah or USD 1,600. The suspect TH and 4 other people were ambushed in a car carrying the evidence. Temporary suspicion that the evidence came from the Gunung Leuser National Tama area. This case is still in the process of further investigation," said Poltak YP Simbolon. Meanwhile, as evidence, a male Sumatran Orangutan baby aged around 1-4 months is currently receiving medical treatment and is currently being treated in the Orangutan quarantine. This was confirmed by the Head of Natural Resources Conservation Region I Mustafa Imran Lubis, S.P. "After going through the process of investigating evidence, the baby orangutan will undergo a media treatment process in quarantine, then if the physical and psychological health meets the requirements, then the release process will be the next stage," said Mustafa Imran Lubis. "In a series of cases of conflict between oranguta

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#8173452

5 May 2022

The evidence of an illegal online wildlife trade, a baby Sumatran orangutan (named Cemara) is seen inside the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate - Cyber Police of North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2022. Head of​​ Sub-Directorate IV of Special Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, Police Commissioner, Poltak YP Simbolon together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra, Sumatra Eco-project and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) NGO's have investigated the movement of suspect TH in the act of online selling endangered animals, including orangutans. Following up on the investigation, on April 28, 2022 at around 16.00pm, an orangutan trafficker was arrested in an area in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. "The action was taken by the police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra province, and the Sumatra Eco-project. It started with monitoring the social media account of the perpetrator who offered a baby Sumatran orangutan for 23 million rupiah or USD 1,600. The suspect TH and 4 other people were ambushed in a car carrying the evidence. Temporary suspicion that the evidence came from the Gunung Leuser National Tama area. This case is still in the process of further investigation," said Poltak YP Simbolon. Meanwhile, as evidence, a male Sumatran Orangutan baby aged around 1-4 months is currently receiving medical treatment and is currently being treated in the Orangutan quarantine. This was confirmed by the Head of Natural Resources Conservation Region I Mustafa Imran Lubis, S.P. "After going through the process of investigating evidence, the baby orangutan will undergo a media treatment process in quarantine, then if the physical and psychological health meets the requirements, then the release process will be the next stage," said Mustafa Imran Lubis. "In a series of cases of conflict between orangutans and humans that are also handled by SOCP, especially involving baby o

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#8173482

5 May 2022

The evidence of an illegal online wildlife trade, a baby Sumatran orangutan (named Cemara) is seen inside the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate - Cyber Police of North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2022. Head of​​ Sub-Directorate IV of Special Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Police, Police Commissioner, Poltak YP Simbolon together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra, Sumatra Eco-project and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) NGO's have investigated the movement of suspect TH in the act of online selling endangered animals, including orangutans. Following up on the investigation, on April 28, 2022 at around 16.00pm, an orangutan trafficker was arrested in an area in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. "The action was taken by the police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center of North Sumatra province, and the Sumatra Eco-project. It started with monitoring the social media account of the perpetrator who offered a baby Sumatran orangutan for 23 million rupiah or USD 1,600. The suspect TH and 4 other people were ambushed in a car carrying the evidence. Temporary suspicion that the evidence came from the Gunung Leuser National Tama area. This case is still in the process of further investigation," said Poltak YP Simbolon. Meanwhile, as evidence, a male Sumatran Orangutan baby aged around 1-4 months is currently receiving medical treatment and is currently being treated in the Orangutan quarantine. This was confirmed by the Head of Natural Resources Conservation Region I Mustafa Imran Lubis, S.P. "After going through the process of investigating evidence, the baby orangutan will undergo a media treatment process in quarantine, then if the physical and psychological health meets the requirements, then the release process will be the next stage," said Mustafa Imran Lubis. "In a series of cases of conflict between orangutans and humans that are also handled by SOCP," said Mustafa.

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