Human rights organizations call on Singapore to drop charges
Morgan Polen September 10, 2026 Credit: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in support of Gaza, and to challenge the death penalty. Elijah Tay, Kyal Sin Linn Naing, Dayana Noor Mohamed, Nur Sabrina Kamel, Nurul Afiqah Kamel and Ami
Jurist News
Oct 6
Domestic violence reports surge during Chuseok
By Hwang Sun-jun September 27, 2026 The Korean National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) Domestic violence reports to police averaged 1,294 a day during this year’s Chuseok holiday, up 42.4 percent from the average daily level. The provisional figure released Sunday compares with a daily average of 908.9 reports so far this year. It was also 13 percent higher than last Chuseok’s daily average of 1,145.3, according to the National
The Korea Herald
Oct 6
Brunei Red Crescent urges support for Humanitarian Law
By Lyna Mohamad October 4, 2026 Credit: Lyna Mohamad - Borneo Bulletin The Brunei Red Crescent (BRC) pledged its support for Brunei Darussalam’s commitment to upholding, enforcing and respecting International Humanitarian Law (IHL), particularly in areas affected by armed conflict. BRC President Lailatul Zubaidah binti Md Hussain made the pledge during Brunei Darussalam’s first public lecture on IHL, describing the event as a milestone for national society and part of wider e
Borneo Bulletin
Oct 5
Another Lao Activist Vanishes in Thailand
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. By Mark Wright September 28, 2026 A photo of Khieo Lapchanh, a dissident Lao exile, that was posted on his Facebook page on Mar. 20, 2026. Credit: Facebook/Khiew Channel In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanishe
The Diplomat
Oct 5
Amnesty condemns Malaysia's deporting refugees to Myanmar
By Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia September 30, 2026 Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed with deportations despit
Amnesty: Philippine gov't must ensure right to protest
By Amnesty International September 18, 2026 © Getty Images Ahead of planned demonstrations marking one year since mass anti-corruption protests took place in the Philippines on 21 September 2025, Ritz Lee Santos III, Executive Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said: “As people prepare to take to the streets once more to demand accountability for corruption, Philippine authorities must ensure the right to peaceful assembly is protected and refrain from using exces
Taiwan: judicial caning violates international law
By Amnesty International, August 27th, 2026 © Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images Ahead of the meeting of the Central Election Commission on 28 August regarding a proposed referendum on introducing judicial caning as a criminal punishment in Taiwan, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, E-Ling Chiu, said: “It is both disturbing and disgraceful that the Legislative Yuan has chosen to advance a referendum proposal on judicial caning that clearly breaches international human rights l
Rohingya Schools In Malaysia Close Amid Online Hate Speech
By Rozanna Latiff July 27, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) - Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class. "Why do you want to go to school? Do you want to take over our country?" they asked, according to Nur, whose family declined use of her full name for fear of repercussion. Nur is just one of many Rohingya children to face harassme
Reuters
Sep 29
At least 49 dead after airstrike in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
By The Associated Press Sept. 29, 2026 The Arakan Army, the powerful ethnic armed group based that controls Kyauktaw, Myanmar, said it "will take effective retaliatory measures soon." AFP via Getty Images An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military near a market in territory controlled by a powerful rebel group killed at least 49 people and wounded 58 others Monday, the group and a rescue official said. The attack in western Rakhine state was the latest in a series of dead
NBC News
Sep 28
Exile has not broken young Rohingya people
By Ajas Khan September 28, 2026 Rohingya in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks that forced them to flee their home in Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 August. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Nine years ago, I was forced to flee my home in Maungdaw township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was 13 years old. I remember how quickly an average day turned into a day when life felt extinguished, leaving behind the place where I grew up with my family. Even now,
The Guardian
Sep 28
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Jonathan Head September 29, 2026 The repatriation represents a striking shift in Malaysia's attitude towards the refugees The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the retu
BBC News
Sep 28
Philippines Drug War Victims Seek Justice
By Barnaby Lo August 14, 2026 Families of drug war victims testify before the Truth Commission, seeking answers and closure after years of silence. Luzviminda Siapo (L), whose son Raymart is believed to have been a victim of an extrajudicial killing in March 2017 during former President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-illegal drugs campaign, reacts at the close of a Truth Commission session at a Catholic facility in Manila, Philippines, August 14, 2026 [Rolex Dela Pena/EPA] Manila, Ph
Al Jazeera
Sep 28
