2022/01/13 |
With West Distracted by Pandemic, Vietnam Ramps Up Repression
“Vietnam is the world’s third-largest prison for journalists, right after autocratic regimes like Xi’s China, and junta-ruled Myanmar.”
2020/01/22 |
Award-Winning Environmental Editor Arrested in Indonesia
Mongabay editor Philip Jacobson was detained in Indonesia on December 17, 2019 over an alleged issue with his business visa.
2019/02/05 |
THAILAND: Pressure Mounts for Release of Bahraini Refugee Hakeem al-Araibi
Bahrain has formally requested the extradition of the former national footballer.
2019/01/07 |
Saudi Woman Held in Bangkok Airport Says She Will Die If Deported
18-year-old Rahaf Mohammad al-Qunun says her family will kill her if she is sent back to Kuwait.
2018/08/16 |
INTERVIEW: Wanggo Gallaga on Being HIV Positive in the Philippines
With cases of HIV up 3,147 percent in the last 10 years, it is fair to say the Philippines is in the grip of an epidemic.
2018/08/16 |
PHILIPPINES: Fear and Whispers Swirl amid HIV Epidemic
Public health agencies and the Catholic Church are caught in a moral battle as HIV infection rates continue to rise. Family members of the deceased, who frequently fail to get tested, are left only with questions.
2018/06/30 |
Taiwan's New Southbound Push Risks Duterte Drug War Complicity
A Filipino fugitive awaits deportation in Taipei on drug charges, illustrating how the Tsai administration's New Southbound Policy’s fails to consider human rights.
2017/06/14 |
OP-ED: Vietnam Stripping Blogger of Citizenship is Outrageous
The international community, especially aid donors to Vietnam, must tell Hanoi that this abuse cannot be allowed to stand, writes Phil Robertson.
2017/06/02 |
OPINION: Police Raids are Fostering Anti-Gay Hysteria in Indonesia
Law enforcement needs to protect Indonesia's LGBT people, Brad Adams says.
2017/05/03 |
OPINION: Thailand, Where is Prawet Prapanukul?
There are fears a prominent human rights lawyer has been disappeared in Thailand.
2017/01/13 |
The Rise of Demagogues and the Risk of a Dark Age Extends to Asia
A tour around the worsening human rights situation facing many countries in Asia.
2016/12/06 |
China’s Secretive Detention System Exposed
In January 2013, Xi, just months after taking office, warned officials that the fight against the endemic corruption in China would be 'long-term, complicated and arduous.'
2016/10/13 |
Report Slams Malaysia’s Crackdown on Free Speech, Political Dissent
An international human rights watchdog has slammed Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown on free speech and political dissent.
2016/09/30 |
China's Human Rights Plan: A 'Triumph of Form over Substance'
Orwellian doublespeak? Does China's latest human rights plan mark significant progress or reflect a gap between rhetoric and reality?