In May, Hari Budha Magar became the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest. “It’s my childhood dream actually. I grew up in Nepal up to age of 19 looking up the mountain every day,” ...

The BBC included Sapana Roka Magar, an 18-year-old crematorium worker from Nepal, in its 100 Women of 2020, a yearly list of inspiring and influential women from around the world. Sapana works with ...

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Four years after surviving an acid attack, and following 17 surgical procedures on her face, Sangita Magar and her family are re-traumatised by the pending release from jail of her attacker Jiwan B K.