Tag: activists
Two Khmer Krom activists given prison sentences in Vietnam
“Both were targeted for their advocacy of the rights of the Khmer Krom community and should have never been brought to court"
US religious freedom commission urges Thailand not to deport Hmong activist...
Thai authorities have detained other Vietnamese victims of religious persecution who entered Thailand illegally to escape repression
Hong Kong national security police question family of US-based activist Elmer...
The raids came after similar actions against the family members of two other exiled pro-democracy activists who are on a wanted list
Activists laud India’s High Court for granting Setalvad’s bail petition
Jesuit social scientist Father Cedric Prakash hails the verdict as “indeed a triumph of and for Truth and Justice.”
Hong Kong police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas activists
All eight fled Hong Kong after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub in mid-2020 to quell dissent after huge
Philippine Court asked to order state security forces to surface missing...
A petition has been filed seeking the issuance of a “writ of amparo” for Elizabeth “Loi” Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat
Hunger striking Thai democracy activists freed on bail
"Their condition is not well. If the courts were to grant bail requests a day late, they could die," said the activists' lawyer
Photos: Activists protest as Philippine president delivers last address to nation
Activists from various political persuasions march in Manila on July 26 as President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation Address
Hong Kong democracy activist: Most of my friends have been detained
More than 10,000 people have been arrested in Hong Kong since the 2019 anti-government protest movement
Jailed activists in Cambodia decry court decision to refuse bail requests
Fellow Cambodian activists described the hearing this week as “a joke”
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