Laos dissidents

Rights Groups Call on Laos to Release Dissident Chinese Lawyer

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Rights Groups Call on Laos to Release Dissident Chinese Lawyer

ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Lu Siwei was arrested on July 28, as he tried to board a train from Vientiane to Bangkok, and is expected to face deportation soon. A train waiting at the platform at Thanaleng Station in Vientiane, Laos, where the Chinese dissident lawyer Lu Siwei was arrested on July 28, 2023. Credit: Flickr/shankar … Read more

Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says

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Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says

ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot twice by an unidentified gunman in a Vientiane coffee shop on April 29. An image of Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom posted on Facebook by friends and supporters following his killing in Vientiane on April 29, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Joseph Akaravong Advertisement The U.S.-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) … Read more