Justice

Justice • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 19, 2021 • 2 min read

Thai democracy Thai woman handed record four-decade jail term for lese majeste

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 19, 2021
A legal rights group has said that a Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed on January 19 for more than 43 years, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country’s strict lese majeste laws

Justice • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 06, 2021 • 3 min read

Press freedom Vietnam faces US criticism for jailing critics

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 06, 2021
The US and rights groups have condemned Vietnam after it jailed three independent bloggers on anti-state charges on January 5, weeks ahead of the coummunist government's party congress

Justice • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 26, 2020 • 2 min read

Cambodian democracy Cambodia begins mass trial of 120 opposition figures

By Agence France-Presse • Nov 26, 2020
A mass trial against more than 100 Cambodian opposition members and activists has started, with the accused standing charged with conspiracy to commit treason related to self-exiled opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy's failed plan return to the country in 2019

Justice • Nov 25, 2020 • 9 min read
Thai democracy

Seeking answers, missing Thai dissident’s sister begins search in Phnom Penh

Almost six months since her brother was snatched off the streets of Phnom Penh, the sister of missing Thai dissident Wanchalearm Satsaksit has arrived in the Cambodian capital seeking answers on her brother's whereabouts
By Andrew Haffner and Alastair McCready • Nov 25, 2020

Justice • Oct 16, 2020 • 4 min read
Thai democracy

‘Keep on fighting’: Detained Thai lawyer keeps up rallying cries

Detained Thai human rights lawyer Anon Numpa called on pro-democracy activists to keep fighting in the face of a crackdown by the Thai government, that has seen an emergency decree put into place in recent days to quell unrest
By Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Oct 16, 2020

Justice • Oct 08, 2020 • 7 min read
Press freedom

New Naratif’s PJ Thum speaks out against police harassment in Singapore

News site New Naratif has been subject to a police investigation in recent weeks for reportedly violating Singapore's election laws. In an interview with the Globe, co-founder and Managing Director PJ Thum spoke out against the harassment he and New Naratif are facing
By Alexi Demetriadi and Alastair McCready • Oct 08, 2020

Justice • Oct 06, 2020 • 6 min read
Analysis

Remember the Thammasat Massacre as an act of organised hate

With October 6 marking the 44th anniversary of the Thammasat University Massacre, in which scores of students were killed in cold blood, Professor Mark S. Cogan reflects on how Thailand arrived at one of its darkest ever moments
By Mark S. Cogan • Oct 06, 2020

Justice • Sep 28, 2020 • 8 min read
Analysis

Dong Tam death sentences dim hopes for land rights reform in Vietnam

The Dong Tam case once offered a glimmer of hope for those advocating for land rights reform in Vietnam. But with the conviction and sentencing to death of two men this month, the Communist Party has reaffirmed its grip on land and power
By Jake Black • Sep 28, 2020

Justice • Sep 15, 2020 • 2 min read
Human trafficking

Vietnam jails four people over Britain truck tragedy

Vietnam jailed four people on September 14 over their roles in the death of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated truck in Britain last year, state media has announced
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 15, 2020

Justice • Aug 04, 2020 • 3 min read
Thai democracy

Thailand launches another probe in Red Bull heir’s ‘hit-and-run’

Following public outcry over a culture of impunity for Thailand's rich and powerful, the kingdom's attorney general has ordered a new investigation into Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya over the killing of a police officer in 2012
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 04, 2020