Tag: Attacks on activists
Hong Kong police say investigations into families of exiled activists are...
Authorities placed bounties on six pro-democracy figures living abroad for allegedly violating the Chinese city's national security laws
Philippines weaponizing terrorism-financing laws to stifle activism – HRW
HRW warned that the Philippine government is using terrorism-financing laws to target critics rather than legitimate terrorist threats
Filipino activists, NGOs targeted in terrorism financing charges to ‘meet int’l...
The lawyers argued that these measures have been used by the government not to combat legitimate financial crimes but to suppress dissent
Hong Kong High Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion
Western countries including the United States and Britain have criticized the security law as a setback for freedoms in the city
Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4...
Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, and 15-year-old Form Three student arrested under national security law
Caritas Philippines decries ‘abduction’ of ecology ministry members in Pangasinan
Attacks against environmental defenders “who selflessly dedicate their lives to protecting our environment is a flagrant assault on us all”.
Ecumenical youth group decries arrest warrants against 2 Filipino environmental defenders
The warrants, dated February 2, 2024, are in connection with charges of oral defamation filed by the Department of Justice in December 2023
Hmong activist in Thailand threatened for refusing to return to Vietnam
Lu said he suspects that the Thai police who arrested him may be working with officials at the Vietnamese Embassy
Philippine group urges international intervention amid ‘escalating use’ of anti-terror law...
Karapatan revealed that there are at least 27 political prisoners facing charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act
Man jailed for three months for wearing ‘seditious’ shirt with protest...
In the city’s first national security trial, the courts determined that the phrase could incite others to commit secession
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