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Rights lawyer’s jail time reaches 29 years
Published on 08/07/2025
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 4 months in prison for royal defamation and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in Bangkok in November 2020.
Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband
Published on 29/06/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats (LSD) said on Sunday that it would disband amid "immense political pressure" from a five year-long national security crackdown, leaving the China-ruled city with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence.
Hong Kong's dragnet widens 5 years after national security law
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» HONG KONG - Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city's national security law.
Activist lawyer’s jail time reaches 26 years
Published on 25/06/2025
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 8 months in prison for royal defamation in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in December 2020.
Philippines VP Sara Duterte asks Senate to dismiss impeachment case
Published on 23/06/2025
» Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Senate to dismiss the impeachment case against her as it violated the one-year ban set under the constitution.
No easy way out for stricken Thai govt
Published on 22/06/2025
» The political crisis has deepened as the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration faces growing pressure from the public and coalition partners in light of a leaked conversation between the prime minister and Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen.
Activists say PM could be guilty of death-penalty offence
Published on 19/06/2025
» KHON KAEN - Two activists in this northeastern province have filed a police complaint against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accusing her of violating several sections of the Criminal Code, with punishments that could even include the death penalty.
Bail denied for American scholar charged with royal insult
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The Phitsanulok Provincial Court on Tuesday denied a request for bail by a prominent American academic facing a charge of royal defamation.
Thousands protest against new Israel law expanding control over judicial appointments
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Thousands protested Thursday after Israel's parliament passed a law expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» DAMASCUS - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.