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The United States carried out mass expulsions of 299 third-country nationals to Panama. A new report finds the US denied these people due process and the right to seek asylum, combined with harsh detention conditions. Read more in today's Daily Brief: trib.al/1cCS5SN

China's retaliatory sanctions on MEPs may be removed to pave the way for a trade deal. Let's not forget that these sanctions were a tit-for-tat response to the EU imposing sanctions for China's crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. euronews.com/my-europe/2025…

Ever use social media to complain about something like discrimination or corruption?  In Vietnam, there is a good chance you would be jailed for it. See the new Human Rights Watch report: hrw.org/report/2025/04…

The Maldives government should immediately reinstate 3 Supreme Court justices who were improperly suspended & cease other efforts to undermine judicial independence. New from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…

The Chinese government unjustly imprisoned my father, Memet Yaqup, for 16 years for committing no crime. Today is his birthday. Hope he can stay strong till his freedom, so we heal our wounds from this long separation together. Wish I could hug him tight today and say, Love you!

Celebrate World Press Freedom Day at the FCCThai for a free panel looking at the impact of AI on the media & press freedom. Friday, 2 May starting at 7 pm! UNESCO Bangkok 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture

One month after the devastating earthquake, Myanmar's junta has continued to obstruct access to lifesaving services in opposition-held areas & during military operations. New from Human Rights Watch & @p4hr hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…

Hong Kong releases 4 pro-democracy leaders from prison after completing their sentences. They were part of a group of 45 prominent activists + politicians sentenced to between 4 years and 2 months to 10 years for running for an election: bbc.com/news/articles/…

On April 15, Mei Shilin put up three banners on an overpass in Chengdu. “Democracy is the direction,” declared one of his banners. The protest resembles, and appears inspired by the Bridge Man, Peng Lifa. Like Peng, Mei also forcibly disappeared. Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…

Given the fact that the Chinese govt could starve ~40 million Chinese people to death during Mao's Great Leap Famine (& the rest survived by eating stuff like tree bark), I think the answer to this question by South China Morning Post is rather straight-forward:

The April 22 attack by gunmen that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir has heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

BREAKING! (May 1) Good news! Prosecutor decided not to indict Paul Chambers Paul Chambers, prominent American scholar and expert in #Thai studies. He was jailed, had visa revoked, and prohibited from leaving #Thailand after facing baseless royal insult and cyber crime charges

For ‘Bread, Work, Freedom,’ Afghan women are still resisting. This International Workers Day, their call is more urgent than ever. By Human Rights Watch's Negar Khojasteh hrw.org/news/2025/04/3…

Another brave ‘bridge man’ in China is forcibly disappeared. Chinese authorities detained 27-year-old Mei Shilin (梅世林) who put up 3 pro-democracy banners on an overpass in Chengdu. His current situation & whereabouts are unknown. Human Rights Watch's Yalkun Uluyol hrw.org/news/2025/04/2…

📣 Exciting news! We're proud to announce that our film, Swept, on unhoused people being criminalized in Los Angeles, has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Short Documentary category!

.RSF's World Press Freedom report for 2025 is out! Where are the world's worst places for press freedom? 5 Asian countries are in the bottom 11 slots (ranked 1 - 180): North Korea - 179 China - 178 Afghanistan - 175 Vietnam - 173 Myanmar - 169 rsf.org/en/index?year=…

The Chinese government has increased its appalling use of collective punishment against relatives of peaceful activists from HK. The authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀’s father and cease harassing families of activists. hrw.org/news/2025/05/0…

How awful. In #Bangladesh, Hefazat-e-Islami vows to paralyse country with protests unless Women Affairs Reform Commission is abolished. Declares "Men and women can never be equal." en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/7s8…

Today Human Rights Watch published an investigation I co-authored with Matthew Reysio-Cruz, with support from the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association. Zedtee, a company member of the Shin Yang Group, logged an Indigenous territory in Borneo without the community's consent.