Freedom of expression in Laos slid further down in 2014 with the adoption of a series of measures aimed at tightening control over the media or curbing growing criticism over social media against the ...

The government in communist-ruled Laos has released a Thailand-based rights activist and democracy advocate who was arrested for allegedly carrying pro-democracy political activism in the country, ...

(Sydney) – The Australian government should press Lao government leaders to end their systemic human rights violations when the two governments meet for a bilateral rights dialogue, Human Rights Watch ...

Police in Laos have arrested a Thailand-based rights activist on the charge of ‘political campaign work’ while visiting his hometown, which critics allege is part of a series of arrests aimed at ...

Lao activist Khoukham Keomanivong arrived in Canada on March 11, 2022, seeking asylum almost two months after he was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, and threatened with deportation. Khoukham is among ...