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By
Chris Fitzgerald
• Jan 06, 2023
Despite promises to shift approach from the harsh crackdown of his predecessor, data suggests police killings during raids still run rampant under "Bongbong" Marcos'
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Agence France-Presse
• Oct 20, 2021
The Philippine government's review of dozens of deadly drug war operations has cast doubt on police claims they acted in "self-defence"
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Agence France-Presse
• Aug 25, 2021
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared he will run for vice president next year to continue his "crusade" against drugs and insurgents - a move driven by fear of criminal charges, critics says
Uncertainty and turmoil in the Golden Triangle, Southeast Asia's long-time narcotics hub, means syndicates are casting an eye across the Mekong for next steps. With soaring meth seizures, Cambodia is showing signs of becoming central to the region's drug trade
By
John Wojcik
• Aug 25, 2021
The skeletal remains of Filipinos killed in Philippines' drug war are starting to be exhumed as the leases on their graves expire
By
Allison Jackson/AFP
• Jul 21, 2021
Thailand has long been a global gateway for exports of meth, but the coronavirus pandemic's sudden disruption of international transport has seen a surge in cut-price "yaba" tablets in the local market
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Pitcha Dangprasith and Lisa Martin/AFP
• Feb 17, 2021
Rodrigo Duterte's drug war has claimed the lives of thousands in the four years he's been in power in the Philippines. Despite strict stay-at-home measures in place during much of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown, the rate of killing has only increased
By
Niko Vorobyov
• Sep 16, 2020
Following the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa this week on cyber libel charges, Human Rights Watch has claimed the case is part of a growing trend of Rodrigo Duterte attempting to silence those reporting on his infamous drug war
By
Alex Cooper
• Jun 19, 2020
A UN report on June 4 called for an independent investigation into rights abuses in the Philippines as it accused President Rodrigo Duterte's infamous drug war of unleashing widespread and systematic killing with "near impunity"
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Agence France-Presse
• Jun 04, 2020
In 2017 Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a crackdown on narcotics in the Kingdom. Three years on, rights group Amnesty International says the campaign has been a failure, resulting in rampant rights abuses and overcrowded prisons
By
Andrew Haffner
• May 14, 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown has often been slammed as a war on the nation's poor. But a new anti-poverty law is turning that narrative on its head
By
Thomas Brent
• Jun 18, 2019
