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Thailand lets autocratic neighbors hunt down opponents on its soil

Academia 1 year ago

Thailand lets autocratic neighbors hunt down opponents on its soil

Whether through complicity or ignorance, Thailand is increasingly at the heart of foreign security operations targeting dissidents that have been deployed on its soil by authoritarian Southeast Asian regimes.

'Severely punished': Vietnam environmental activists face crackdown

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

'Severely punished': Vietnam environmental activists face crackdown

The country's communist government tolerates no opposition to its one-party rule and regularly jails critics, but its recent focus on environmental activists appears to carry a particular message, said Jonathan London, an expert on contemporary Vietnam.

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law

World 5 years ago

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law

Opposition figures and parties took to their Facebook and Twitter accounts to confirm at least 21 arrests, most on a charge of "subversion".

Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates

World 5 years ago

Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates

Police said they had arrested more than 20 people for refusing to cooperate with officers clearing the protest from the prime minister's office. Among those arrested were two of the most vocal critics of the monarchy. Another was picked up later.

Police arrest Thai activist over rally calling for reform of monarchy

SE Asia 5 years ago

Police arrest Thai activist over rally calling for reform of monarchy

Police in Thailand said they had arrested human rights lawyer Anon Nampa for a third time this month on Tuesday, to charge him for sedition over his role in a political rally where calls were made for reforms to the country's powerful monarchy.

Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong media tycoon that China loathes

World 5 years ago

Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong media tycoon that China loathes

A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has been a thorn in Beijing's side for decades thanks to his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy.

'Night fell': Hong Kong's first month under China security law

World 5 years ago

'Night fell': Hong Kong's first month under China security law

Teenager Tony Chung said he was walking outside a shopping mall when police officers from Hong Kong's new national security unit swooped, bundled him into a nearby stairwell and tried to scan his face to unlock his phone.

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

World 5 years ago

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the city's most vocal Beijing critics, was arrested Monday under a new national security law for colluding with foreign forces, deepening a crackdown on democracy supporters."

Thai activist joins protest following sedition charges

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai activist joins protest following sedition charges

A Thai activist took aim at the government for "threatening" the pro-democracy movement at a protest Sunday -- a day after his bail release on sedition charges for his role in a recent rally.

Bahrain top court upholds death sentences against two activists

World 5 years ago

Bahrain top court upholds death sentences against two activists

Bahrain's highest court upheld death sentences against two activists for bombing a convoy and killing a police officer, after convictions that human rights groups say were based on confessions extracted through torture.

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