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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.
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.
Convictions of Hong Kong pro-democracy trio overturned
Published on 06/03/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s top court has unanimously overturned the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘breaking down’ in prison
Published on 18/02/2025
» GENEVA - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is physically breaking down in a Hong Kong prison and “time is running out” for him if the US and Britain do not push for his release, his son said.
Thailand 'must prove it merits Human Rights Council seat'
News, Published on 20/01/2025
» After being elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Thailand needs to raise its performance on promotion and protection of human rights to meet international standards, says a Thai human rights defender.
Activist lawyer’s jail time reaches 18 years
Published on 20/12/2024
» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 8 months in prison for lese-majeste and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in 2020 demanding reform of the monarchy.
Lawyer given another 2 years for lese-majeste
Published on 03/12/2024
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa of lese-majeste and computer crime offences and sentenced him to two years in prison. The ruling brings to 16 years and 2 months the total time he has to serve, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).