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HarbouchaNews<p>Mystery Surrounds Sikh Activist's Death in Birmingham: Family Demands Inquest Amid Poisoning Concerns</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SikhActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SikhActivist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoisoningInvestigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoisoningInvestigation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KhalistanMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KhalistanMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a><br><a href="https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/07/mystery-surrounds-sikh-activists-death.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">mystery-surrounds-sikh-activists-death.html</span></a></p>
Perspectives with Neilo<p>The party that holds power in China today is the same one that did so on June 4th, 1989 during the Tiananmen Square massacre. Governments around the world may have forgotten, but activists from Hong Kong, Tibet and Taiwan have not ▶️</p><p>SoundCloud<br><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/3X0LsW433UgikYU0il" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">on.soundcloud.com/3X0LsW433Ugi</span><span class="invisible">kYU0il</span></a></p><p>Spotify<br><a href="https://spoti.fi/4kJktq4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">spoti.fi/4kJktq4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Apple<br><a href="https://apple.co/3STKx5E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">apple.co/3STKx5E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithHongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithHongKong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standwithtaiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standwithtaiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standwithukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standwithukraine</span></a></p>
Patrick Poon🎐<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/New" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>New</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> data from Human Rights Measurement Initiative.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> once again got low scores, among the lowest, in empowerment right in 2024 - only 1.9 out of 10. Restrictions on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PoliticalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalRights</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> is also serious. Details: <a href="https://rightstracker.org/country/CHN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rightstracker.org/country/CHN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Patrick Poon🎐<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NEW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEW</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> data on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> from Human Rights Measurement Initiative, Hong Kong’s empowerment right has dropped to 2.4 out of 10. Restrictions on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomofAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofAssociation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomofAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofAssembly</span></a> are similar to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>’s. Also, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a>:<br><a href="https://rightstracker.org/country/HKG?tab=report-empowerment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rightstracker.org/country/HKG?</span><span class="invisible">tab=report-empowerment</span></a></p>
Francis Mangion (M)<p>br00t4c<br>(@)br00t4c(@)mastodon.social</p><p>No joint G7 Ukraine statement after U.S. wanted language changed: source<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDemandsLanguageChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDemandsLanguageChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalCooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalCooperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-joint-statements-1.7563790?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-joint-</span><span class="invisible">statements-1.7563790?cmp=rss</span></a></p><p>CBC: No joint G7 Ukraine statement after U.S. wanted language changed: source </p><p>17 Jun 2025, 23:45·</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/114701128658346092" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@br00t4c/11470</span><span class="invisible">1128658346092</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Protest against CCP transnational repression and support for Joshua Wong at Sydney Town Hall</p><p>4:00pm, Saturday 14 June 2025</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeJoshuaWong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeJoshuaWong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>香港</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%85%B1%E7%94%A2%E9%BB%A8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>共產黨</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E8%B7%A8%E5%A2%83%E9%8E%AE%E5%A3%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>跨境鎮壓</span></a></p>
Basma Mostafa<p>1) I spoke at theEuropean Parliament to expose how <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TransnationalRepression" target="_blank">#TransnationalRepression</a> doesn’t stop at borders. After 3 arrests in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Egypt" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.</p>
Basma Mostafa<p>Yesterday at <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/re-publica.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@re-publica.com</a> I spoke about how authoritarian regimes silence dissent abroad. We call on Germany to act: create a trusted contact point, provide trauma-informed support, hold perpetrators accountable, and restrict surveillance tech. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TransnationalRepression" target="_blank">#TransnationalRepression</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23republica25" target="_blank">#republica25</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:huuqh33s3vbhmlnhotkyax27/post/3lq5w7oaeah2i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:huuqh33s3vbhmlnhotkyax27/post/3lq5w7oaeah2i</a></p>
Baerbel Heide Uhl<p>Ein Podcast mit mir zu transnationaler Repression und warum Diaspora communities 'Avantgarde' sind:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GcjrfboTPhYX6ycnFl7v0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/5Gcjr</span><span class="invisible">fboTPhYX6ycnFl7v0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/FreeBelarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBelarus</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families</p><p><a href="https://www.fortifyrights.org/glo-inv-stm-2025-05-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fortifyrights.org/glo-inv-stm-</span><span class="invisible">2025-05-07/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Hong Kong police have detained the father of Anna Kwok, an activist living in exile in the US. </p><p>"It is the first time Hong Kong authorities have charged a family member of a wanted activist under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, more commonly known as Article 23."</p><p><a href="https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/03/wanted-activist-anna-kwoks-father-detained-pending-trial-for-attempting-to-handle-financial-assets-of-absconder/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hongkongfp.com/2025/05/03/want</span><span class="invisible">ed-activist-anna-kwoks-father-detained-pending-trial-for-attempting-to-handle-financial-assets-of-absconder/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a></p>
Basma Mostafa<p>After 5 UN Special Rapporteurs raised my case, Germany’s Human Rights Commissioner condemned the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TransnationalRepression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransnationalRepression</a> I face by Egyptian regime agents in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Germany" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> – and called on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Egypt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a> to respond. A key step.I hope concrete action for <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23accountability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accountability</a> follows.<br><br><a href="https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/2714530-2714530" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Human Rights Commissioner Amts...</a></p>
Perspectives with Neilo<p>Do you think many people are aware of the plight of the Uyghurs and how the Chinese government tries to exert its influence to control them, even in foreign countries ?<br>Listen to the story of the Irish Uyghurs in our latest podcast ▶️</p><p>Apple<br><a href="https://apple.co/4bvnHK7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">apple.co/4bvnHK7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify<br><a href="https://spoti.fi/4bqRIuv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">spoti.fi/4bqRIuv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>SoundCloud<br><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/i9k8qotVGyBZ9jwv6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">on.soundcloud.com/i9k8qotVGyBZ</span><span class="invisible">9jwv6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UyghurRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UyghurRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrelandHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrelandHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UNHCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNHCR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Perspectives with Neilo<p>In our latest podcast, we talk to Nuria from the Irish Uyghur community about social activism and campaigning for better rights! ▶️</p><p>Apple<br><a href="https://apple.co/4bvnHK7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">apple.co/4bvnHK7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Spotify<br><a href="https://spoti.fi/4bqRIuv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">spoti.fi/4bqRIuv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>SoundCloud<br><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/i9k8qotVGyBZ9jwv6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">on.soundcloud.com/i9k8qotVGyBZ</span><span class="invisible">9jwv6</span></a></p><p>Blog<br><a href="https://bit.ly/4bse1jc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4bse1jc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UyghurRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UyghurRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HongKongersInIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKongersInIreland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChinaRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChinaRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Miche%C3%A1lMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicheálMartin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SimonHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimonHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UyghurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UyghurCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseOppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseOppression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsForUyghurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsForUyghurs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UNHCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNHCR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OHCHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OHCHR</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Freedom House's research on transnational repression has found ten repressive regimes commit the majority of the world's abuses. China is the worst offender followed by the governments of Russia, Turkey, and Egypt </p><p><a href="https://freedomhouse.org/article/ten-findings-ten-years-data-transnational-repression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freedomhouse.org/article/ten-f</span><span class="invisible">indings-ten-years-data-transnational-repression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomHouse</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>A new study by Citizen Lab found that exiled and diaspora women human rights defenders face gender-specific forms of online harassment, abuse, and intimidation on top of the same digital threats facing their male colleagues.</p><p>Lingua Sinica spoke with some of the authors behind this report to learn more about how gender is being weaponised for digital transnational repression</p><p><a href="https://linguasinica.substack.com/p/intersections-shamed-into-silence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linguasinica.substack.com/p/in</span><span class="invisible">tersections-shamed-into-silence</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a></p>
Thailand Watch<p>“‘We Thought We Were Safe’: Repression &amp; Refoulement of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a>,” [<a href="https://www.hrw.org/feature/2024/05/16/we-thought-we-were-safe/repression-and-forced-return-of-refugees-in-thailand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/feature/2024/05/16/we-</span><span class="invisible">thought-we-were-safe/repression-and-forced-return-of-refugees-in-thailand</span></a>] documents… <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a>… Thai authorities helped neighboring gov’ts take unlawful actions against dissidents…seeking protection in Thailand. In exchange, Thai authorities were able to target critics of the Thai gov’t…in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laos</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a>...” | HRW <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/29/thailand-cambodian-refugees-forcibly-returned" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/news/2024/11/29/thaila</span><span class="invisible">nd-cambodian-refugees-forcibly-returned</span></a> 2/2</p>
Thailand Watch<p>On Nov 24 ‘Thai immigration officials…arrested…7 people, including the 5-year-old grandson of 1 activist…&amp; forcibly returned them to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> the next day… <br>“Thai officials…used immigration charges…to deport these Cambodian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugees</span></a> without court review…in blatant disregard for fundamental refugee protection principles….” Cambodian authorities have charged 5 of the 6 detainees with “plotting”…punishable by up to 10 years in prison...’ | HRW <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/29/thailand-cambodian-refugees-forcibly-returned" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/news/2024/11/29/thaila</span><span class="invisible">nd-cambodian-refugees-forcibly-returned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> 1/2</p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Although Vietnam ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2015, such ill-treatment continues in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Vietnamese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnamese</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a>. In September and October 2024, four <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PrisonersOfConscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonersOfConscience</span></a> went on hunger strike for several weeks to protest their conditions of detention in Prison No. 6 in Nghe An. These four activists included Le Manh Hung, Dang Dinh Bach, Bui Van Thuan and Trinh Ba Tu. They denounced the use of “tiger cages” as a means of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SolitaryConfinement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolitaryConfinement</span></a>, which were cubes made of iron bars with about 1 meter of space to move around as well as the inability to exit and interact with other prisoners.</p><p>The Vietnamese authorities have also increasingly violated human rights beyond their borders through <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a>. Blogger Duong Van Thai, who was <a href="https://beige.party/tags/kidnapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kidnapped</span></a> from <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Bangkok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangkok</span></a> in April 2023, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 3 years probation in a closed-door trial on October 30, 2024 with the charge of “propaganda against the state” (Article 117 of the Penal Code).</p><p>Another ongoing case of transnational repression is against Y Quynh Bdap, a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> and member of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ede" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ede</span></a> ethnic group in Vietnam. Bdap fled to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> in 2018 to escape religious and political <a href="https://beige.party/tags/persecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persecution</span></a> by Vietnamese officials. He was granted <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RefugeeStatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RefugeeStatus</span></a> by the UN refugee agency. But, under pressure from the Vietnamese government, the Thai police arrested Bdap in June 2024 with the threat of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/extradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extradition</span></a> back to Vietnam.</p><p>Besides the case of Duong Van Thai kidnapped in Bangkok in 2023, there were two other cases of transnational kidnapping, which occurred in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> in 2017 (Trinh Xuan Thanh) and in Bangkok in 2019 (Truong Duy Nhat). The three kidnappings happened under the purview of Mr. Tô Lâm, who was Minister of Public Security from 2016 to 2024. With these cases of transnational repression, the Vietnamese authorities are testing how far it can extend its power to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SilenceActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilenceActivists</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://viettan.org/en/prisoners-2024/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">viettan.org/en/prisoners-2024/</span><span class="invisible">amp/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://viettan.org/en/prisoners-2024/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">viettan.org/en/prisoners-2024/</span><span class="invisible">amp/</span></a></p><p>Vietnam Prisoners of Conscience 2024 Report<br>Download the report in pdf 👇<br><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uO262wuKfi6WWjR81JgwpYhfdoGMDB5Z/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.google.com/file/d/1uO262</span><span class="invisible">wuKfi6WWjR81JgwpYhfdoGMDB5Z/view?usp=sharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TootSEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TootSEA</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PoliticalPrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPrisoners</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SouthEastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthEastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WarOnActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnActivists</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AsiaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaNews</span></a></p>
Anirvan Chatterjee<p>"Conversations and texts among Indian diplomats include references to 'a senior official in India and a senior official in RAW' who have authorized the intelligence-gathering missions and attacks on Sikh separatists, the Canadian official said. Canadian officials identified the senior official in India as Amit Shah, a member of Modi’s inner circle who serves as home affairs minister."</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/canada-modi-sikhs-violence-india/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/world/2024/</span><span class="invisible">10/14/canada-modi-sikhs-violence-india/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianDiaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianDiaspora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndoCanadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndoCanadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a></p>
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