Rohingya Escape Shelter North of Phuket
(Phuketwan)
Migrant Rights Activist Indicted in Thailand for Defamation
BANGKOK (DPA) - An activist who reported on alleged rights abuses at a Thai pineapple processing plant was indicted for defamation and committing computer crimes by the Thai Criminal Court Monday.
Military Searches House of Anti-Junta Student Activist
(Prachatai English)
Military Allegedly Tortured Activist To Link Thaksin To Hardcore Redshirts
(Prachatai English)
Landslides Triggered as Yet Another Quake Shakes Lombok
SEMBALUN, Indonesia — A strong earthquake jolted the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, causing landslides and damaging buildings, as the island tries...
80 US Lawmakers Seek Release of Jailed Myanmar Reporters
WASHINGTON — More than 80 U.S. lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to step up efforts to win the release of two Reuters journalists...
Junta to Merge National Human Rights and Ombudsman Offices
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US Envoy Urges Myanmar to Give Visas to UN Rights Mission
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the international community "to stand together" and call on Myanmar's government to cooperate with a U.N. mission charged with probing alleged abuses by military and security forces, including against the minority Rohingya Muslim community.
UN Chief Urges Pardon for 2 Journalists Jailed in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he hopes Myanmar's government will pardon "as quickly as possible" two Reuters journalists jailed on charges...
