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American academic held in Thailand charged with insulting monarchy
Paul Chambers detained under strict lese-majesty law, which can lead to 15 years in jail on a single chargeA p…
- Asia Pacific, Drugs trade, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, World news
Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest could be telling blow in the Philippines’ dynastic feud
Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current presidentF…
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Duterte flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings
Ex-president to face charges of crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ that rights groups say left 30,000…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Journalist safety, Media, UK news, World news
British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia
Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media A Brit…
- Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Thailand
‘I told my son to keep strong – let’s wait for dad’: Thailand hopes for return of its last Hamas hostage
Five of the last six Thai nationals have been released by Hamas. For one nine-year-old, the agonising wait con…
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Four years after the coup, chaos reigns as Myanmar’s military struggles
A patchwork of armed opposition groups have made major gains over the past year, with the military facing furt…
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Cambodian opposition leader jailed after conviction for inciting disorder
Sun Chanthy also barred from running for office, in latest case to target critics of governmentThe leader of a…
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity over deportation and persecution of Rohingya minorityThe ch…
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2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’
Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more tha…
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Kokila Annamalai, the first activist in Singapore to defy its ‘stifling’ online speech laws
The activist risks jail after refusing to ‘correct’ online posts criticising Singapore’s death penalty and dru…
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Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ in the Philippines – explained in 30 seconds
The former president faces an investigation by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity ov…
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Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad
Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing inv…
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Philippines vice-president: I’ll dig up president’s father and throw him in sea
Sara Duterte makes threat against remains of Ferdinand Marcos’s dictator father in searing verbal attackThe Ph…
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Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects
Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow a…
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Spanish couple detained in Singapore over protest against Valencia owner
Police say pair ‘assisting with investigations’ after Dani Cuesta posted photo of himself with ‘Lim go home’ s…