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WORLD

David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador

AFP, Published on 16/07/2025

» SANTA TECLA — A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a notorious Salvadoran prison -- a David vs Goliath battle that may end up in international courts.

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WORLD

Kenya anniversary protests turn violent, 8 dead

AFP, Published on 26/06/2025

» NAIROBI - Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi's streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire.

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LIFE

A hell of a night. On loop

Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 21/05/2025

» In Until Dawn, horror is a ticking clock.

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LIFE

When the past returns

Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 21/04/2025

» I usually have a soft spot for Scandinavian thrillers. Oftentimes, they're so unique and interesting that Hollywood ends up remaking them -- like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) or The Hunt (2012). There's a kind of slow-burning tension and cold realism to them that you don't always get in American shows. However, while that's usually the case, I have to say that The Glass Dome, the new six-episode Netflix series, doesn't quite measure up -- even though it has potential.

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WORLD

US punishes Thai officials over deportation of Uyghurs to China

New York Times, Published on 17/03/2025

» BANGKOK — The United States has imposed visa sanctions on several Thai officials over the surprise deportation of 40 Uyghurs back to China last month, a rare instance of punishment for countries that have repatriated members of the persecuted Muslim minority despite warnings that the Uyghurs might face torture and long-term imprisonment upon their return.

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WORLD

‘Extermination camp’ found in Mexico

Published on 15/03/2025

» MEXICO CITY — A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico.

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THAILAND

Thai officials face US visa curbs over Uyghur deportations

Published on 15/03/2025

» The United States has restricted visas to current and former Thai officials involved in the return of 40 Uyghurs to China last month, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.

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OPINION

Beware of refugee repatriation scams

Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 13/03/2025

» Please beware that there is a contemporary political malady. Regrettably, there is the disconcerting malpractice whereby those who have been granted refuge or asylum in a neighbouring (or other) country are pushed back or repatriated to the country of origin or areas of danger, without adequate guarantees of safety and dignity.

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THAILAND

Anti-torture law reaches 2-year mark

News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025

» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong outlined what he said were two effective years in enforcing the Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance BE 2565 (2023).

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WORLD

Syria's military hospital where detainees were tortured, not treated

AFP, Published on 22/01/2025

» DAMASCUS - Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain. Yet he dreaded being taken by his jailers to a military hospital, where he received beatings instead of treatment.