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Asia Desk Director at FIDH (fidh.bsky.social). Posting about political developments, human rights, and democracy (or lack thereof) in Asia - ag@fidh.org

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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
#Thailand: A 10-point human rights agenda for the new government - In an open letter to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, @fidh-official.bsky.social calls on his administration to effectively address unresolved human rights issues without delay www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
#Indonesia: KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus’ condition is stable and shows gradual clinical improvement - Latest medical update
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
#Myanmar: Authorities in #Indonesia accept universal jurisdiction case against Min Aung Hlaing over #Rohingya genocide
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#Thailand: @fidh-official.bsky.social annual prison report highlights wide discrepancies in conditions among correctional facilities www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court finds human rights lawyer Anon Nampa guilty under Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse-majesté) and sentences him to an additional 2 years and 8 months in prison, bringing his total prison term to nearly 32 years - @fidh-official.bsky.social observing
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#Thailand: Today, the Bangkok South Criminal Court is expected to conclude the witness examination of Yusufu Mieraili, one of the two #Uyghur men accused of the August 2015 Bangkok bombing - The two have been on trial for more than 10 years | @fidh-official.bsky.social observes
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#Iran: “We reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional release of all people detained in connection with the protests, as well as all activists and human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi.” www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRCSS39
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#Iran: UN Human Rights Council convenes a special session on 23 January to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country #IranProtests
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
#Cambodia: Thai academic Vitit Muntarbhorn has resigned from his position as UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
#Thailand: Examination of prosecution witnesses continued today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court in the trial of the 2 #Uyghur men accused of the August 2015 Bangkok bombing - There has not been an interpreter for the defendants in the last 8 hearings - @fidh.bsky.social observes
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#Asia: @fidh.bsky.social releases new report that shows that over the past five years there has been no significant shift towards the abolition of the death penalty in the region www.fidh.org/en/issues/de... #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
#Cambodia: “The Cambodian government has used the ongoing border crisis to further limit dissent and civic space.” - Full text of @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
#Laos: UN body publishes findings and recommendations after its review of the country’s situation of economic, social, and cultural rights, expresses concern over intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance of human rights defenders tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#NorthKorea: “The victims cannot wait another decade for justice. Their rights and dignity must be upheld, their suffering must be neither forgotten nor ignored.” - @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #DPRK
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#Thailand: The trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the two #Uyghurs accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015, resumes today in Bangkok - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for more than 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observing
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
#Myanmar: Full text of @fidh.bsky.social’s oral statement at #HRC60 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
#Myanmar: “The sham elections are a recipe for disaster with serious implications for Myanmar’s regional neighbors, including those sitting on this Council, such as Bangladesh, China, and Thailand.” - @altsean.bsky.social’s @debbiestot.bsky.social #HRC60
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court set to deliver verdict in lèse-majesté case against prominent pro-democracy activist and People’s Party elected Member of Parliament Chonthicha Jangrew - @fidh.bsky.social observing
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
#Maldives: @fidh.bsky.social joins 8 other groups in calling on the government to abandon the introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking and to abolish capital punishment
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
#Iran: “We urge the Iranian government to reconsider its position on key recommendations—particularly those related to the death penalty, women’s rights and gender equality, and civic space.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC59
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
#Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 80th birthday in a secret prison and has been arbitrarily detained by the junta for more than four years | #FreeDawSuu and all other political prisoners in the country
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
#Thailand: Trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili, the 2 #Uyghurs accused of Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine bombing in August 2015, resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The 2 have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years - @fidh.bsky.social observes
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#NorthKorea: “ @nkdb.bsky.social and @fidh.bsky.social are disappointed by the #DPRK’s lack of commitment to human rights, as shown by its failure to accept 49% of the recommendations received in the fourth UPR.” - Full text of the oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
#NorthKorea: “We urge the #DPRK to permit international humanitarian access to uphold economic, social, and cultural rights.” - Full text of @nkdb.bsky.social & @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
#Thailand: Trial of the two #Uyghur men accused of the bombing of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in August 2015 resumes today at the Bangkok South Criminal Court - The two have been on trial since February 2016 and detained for almost 10 years in a military base - @fidh.bsky.social observes
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
#Thailand: European Parliament adopts resolution condemning the deportation of #Uyghurs to #China, calling on the Thai authorities to halt any further forced returns of refugees/asylum seekers, and on the government to amend/repeal Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse-majesté)
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
#Thailand: Six texts have been introduced in the European Parliament for a motion for a resolution on democracy and human rights in the country, notably the lèse-majesté law and the recent deportation of #Uyghur refugees to #China www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/t...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
#Thailand: Today marks 21 years of the enforced disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit - @fidh.bsky.social reiterates its calls on the authorities to determine Somchai’s fate, hold the perpetrators accountable, and deliver justice and reparation to Somchai and his family
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#Myanmar: “UN member states must reject the illegal junta’s proposed election that excludes #Rohingya and the political parties that won 97% of parliamentary seats in 2020.” - @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at #HRC58 www.fidh.org/en/region/as...
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#Thailand: Dissolution of political opposition and legal cases against its leaders, deportation of #Uyghurs to #China highlighted by UN human rights chief Volker Türk in his global update at the UN Human Rights Council #HRC58
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#Afghanistan: @fidh.bsky.social oral statement at UN Human Rights Council www.fidh.org/en/region/as... #HRC58
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court dismisses petition for inquiry into #Uyghur forcible return to #China, NGO Cross Cultural Foundation plans to appeal
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
#Vietnam: In its replies to questions by the UN Human Rights Committee, government makes countless omissions and false and misleading statements, including that climate activist Dang Dinh Bach has been released from prison (he hasn’t) tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/... #StandWithBach
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AG @a---g.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
#Thailand: Bangkok Criminal Court sentences human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa to an additional 2 years and 8 months in prison on charges under Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse-majesté), bringing his prison term to a total of 18 years and 8 months - FIDH observed
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