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‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Supreme Court will rule on Thaksin's hospital stay on Sept 9
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/07/2025
» The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would deliver its ruling on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's extended stay at Police General Hospital instead of in prison on Sept 9.
Clergy in need of control, not reform
Editorial, Published on 20/07/2025
» After a long silence during Thailand's biggest sex scandal in the clergy, the Ecclesiastical Council and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) have finally spoken out. Their big idea? A new law to imprison the offending monks and women involved in the scandal.
The next war comes to a city near you
Oped, Published on 03/07/2025
» I was to visit Ukraine this week, but didn't make the trip. Because the same war I would have seen there had already come to Los Angeles.
Ex-MP Sira jailed for defaming royalist doctor
News, Published on 19/06/2025
» Sira Jenjaka, a former Palang Pracharath Party MP for Bangkok, was sent to jail on Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to imprison him without suspension in a case brought by Mongkutwattana Hospital director Rienthong Nanna.
SE Asia trafficked cyber victims freed but far from home
Published on 30/05/2025
» Most of Jaruwat Jinnmonca’s anti-trafficking work used to focus on helping victims swept into prostitution.
Supreme Court to decide whether Thaksin served his jail term
News, Published on 30/04/2025
» The Supreme Court’s Criminal Case Division for Persons Holding Political Positions on Wednesday decided to look into whether Thaksin Shinawatra had served his prison term.
Justice moves slowly
News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thirteen years after the fatal hit-and-run involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhaya, the hands of justice finally moved this week.
Trump veers towards courts clash over migrant flights
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump barreled towards a showdown with the courts Monday after his administration expelled alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under little-used, centuries-old wartime legislation.
Philippines' Duterte says he will accept arrest over drug war killings
Published on 10/03/2025
» HONG KONG/MANILA - Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte said in Hong Kong that he was ready for possible arrest amid reports the International Criminal Court (ICC) was poised to issue a warrant over his years-long "war on drugs" that killed thousands.