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Change in Iran ‘irreversible’, says Nobel winner
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a September interview with AFP that she retained hope for change in Iran, despite having no prospect of release from prison and enduring the pain of separation from her family.
Amnesty bill for political protesters submitted
Published on 05/10/2023
» The Move Forward Party on Thursday submitted a bill to give amnesty to political demonstrators since February 2006, expecting it to restore national unity.
Clooney Foundation honours Thai activist lawyers
News, Published on 30/09/2023
» Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) has received an award from the Clooney Foundation for Justice for its work on behalf of democracy activists and others facing legal harassment and persecution.
Activist who called for monarchy reforms sentenced to 4 years
Published on 26/09/2023
» Arnon Nampa, a prominent activist and lawyer who made headlines by openly calling for reform of the monarchy, was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for royal insults, a judge and his lawyer said.
Singapore is ‘world’s freest economy’ for first time
Published on 20/09/2023
» Hong Kong’s half-century reign as the world’s freest economy has ended, according to the most recent rankings compiled by a Canadian think tank that cited eroding judicial independence as one factor.
Sri Lanka's dangerous debt crisis
Oped, Published on 20/09/2023
» More than a year after the mass protest movement known as the Aragalaya ousted Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankans have once again taken to the streets.
Canada links India to slaying of Sikh exile, expels intel chief
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» OTTAWA - Canada on Monday accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader near Vancouver last June, and expelled New Delhi's intelligence chief in Ottawa in retaliation.
Malaysian PM’s reform agenda in jeopardy
Published on 16/09/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A string of dropped corruption cases in Malaysia has raised questions over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s commitment to fighting graft.
Protest veteran Ekachai moved to Rajavithi Hospital
Published on 15/09/2023
» Jailed political activist Ekachai Hongkangwan has been transferred to Rajavithi Hospital for tests after prison doctors determined he had a liver abscess, his lawyers said on Friday.
Lawyers seek urgent medical transfer for jailed activist
Published on 14/09/2023
» Lawyers for jailed political activist Ekachai Hongkangwan have petitioned the Department of Corrections to urgently transfer him to Thammasat University Hospital for treatment of a stomach tumour that they say has left him in critical condition.