BREAKING: FATF grey list update – Laos and Nepal added, the Philippines removed
THE Philippines has been removed from the FATF ‘grey list’, while both Laos and Nepal have been added, in the…
Category: Human Rights
Nepali victims of cyber slavery stranded in Laos
A number of Nepali migrant workers are reportedly forced to work as cyber slaves in Laos while the Nepal Police…
US issues sanctions against companies in Laos, China tied to North Korean IT worker scheme
The U.S. sanctioned two North Korean nationals and several companies based in Laos and China on Thursday for helping facilitate…
Laos: Increased surveillance around ASEAN meeting, Myanmar activists deported and no progress around disappearances
Civic space in Laos is rated ‘closed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. The fundamental freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly…
Laos releases blogger jailed for criticizing govt flood response
The communist-ruled nation regularly ranks low in the global freedom of press indexes The communist government of Laos released a…
Anti-Terror Agency Chargesheets CEO Of Laos-Based Firm In Cyber Fraud Case
Sudarshan Darade was arrested by NIA Mumbai in June this year and has been named in the chargesheet as a…
Laos: Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the…
More youngsters may have fallen prey to Laos-based fraud
Around 50 persons from across the State are suspected to have fallen prey over the past one year to a…
Lao pastor warned by authorities to stop ‘Christian activities’ shot dead, leaves behind wife, 2 children
HONG KONG —Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on…
Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy
BANGKOK — The day Chonthicha Jangrew got up to give a public speech in 2021 about Thailand’s politically powerful monarchy,…