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Frustration deepens two years after UN report on China abuses
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2024
» GENEVA - Human-rights groups and the United Nations (UN) are using Saturday's two-year anniversary of a landmark UN report to call for action on the document which said that China may have committed crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region.
Vietnam jails prominent activist for 5 years on anti-state charges
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2024
» HANOI - A Vietnamese court sentenced prominent activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen to five years in prison after finding him guilty of anti-state activities in a one-day trial on Thursday, two of his lawyers said.
Malaysia evicts 500 ‘sea nomads’
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 500 people from seafaring communities along the coast of Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a Malaysian government crackdown on undocumented migrants, local activists said.
Hun Manet thanks Thailand for preventing 'interference' in Cambodia affairs
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2024
» Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday expressed gratitude to his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin for not allowing Thailand to be used as a base for people to "interfere" with his country's affairs.
Dissident Russian rock band deported to Israel
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2024
» Members of a Russian rock band opposed to the Ukraine war have left Thailand for Israel a week after the authorities threatened to deport them back to Moscow for working at the resort island of Phuket without a permit, the band and the Royal Thai Police said on Thursday.
Uganda passes law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2023
» KAMPALA: Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.
Cambodian court jails American lawyer, dozens of others for treason
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» PHONM PENH: A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences on Tuesday to about 60 opposition figures including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and rights groups as politically motivated.
Musk's Twitter deal stirs fears of abuse in Asia, Middle East
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2022
» Elon Musk's plan to acquire Twitter has alarmed human rights activists in Asia and the Middle East, where social media platforms have been accused of inciting violence.
Vietnam jails activist for 5 years over 'anti-state' acts
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent social commentator for five years on Wednesday for anti-state activities, his lawyer and state media said, among dozens of activists that rights groups say are being persecuted for criticising the government.
'Mission impossible': UN in Cambodia showed early limit of nation building
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the Thai border brought Sam Sophal word that the United Nations was coming to his war-ravaged homeland of Cambodia.