Brad Adams
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Tens of thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban
- Asia-Pacific
- October 17, 2020, 15:48
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in a wave of protests across Bangkok and other Thai cities on Saturday in defiance of a government cra(...)

Thai democracy activists targeted with violence and intimidation
- Asia-Pacific
- July 9, 2019, 05:00
Sirawith Seritiwat, a democracy activist, was running to catch a bus when the men attacked, battering his head until his eye socket was fractured, his(...)

Fears grow for three accused of insulting Thai king
- Asia-Pacific
- May 10, 2019, 17:32
Three Thai activists facing charges of insulting the monarchy have disappeared after reportedly being arrested in Vietnam, rights groups said on Frid(...)

Bangladesh opposition boycotts swearing-in after disputed election
- World
- January 3, 2019, 10:25
Opposition members of Bangladesh’s parliament boycotted a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, after rejecting results of the general election on Decembe(...)

Philippines’ Duterte confesses: ‘My only sin is the extrajudicial killings’
- Asia-Pacific
- September 28, 2018, 10:35
President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted for the first time to authorising extrajudicial killings as part of his war on drugs in the Philippines. Mr D(...)

Philippine police behind wave of killings, officer says
- Asia-Pacific
- October 5, 2016, 12:28
“We are not that bad policemen or bad individuals. We are just a tool, we are just angels that God gave talent to, you know, to get these bad souls ba(...)

Thailand’s military junta replaces martial law with absolute power
- Asia-Pacific
- April 1, 2015, 20:49
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has endorsed a request by the country’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to end martial law, leaving the junta chie(...)

China jails prominent rights activist for four years
- Asia-Pacific
- January 26, 2014, 11:48
A Chinese court sentenced one of China’s most prominent rights advocates to four years in prison today after he campaigned for the rights of children (...)

Bangladesh factory disaster forces West to think about high cost of cheap clothes
- Asia-Pacific
- December 28, 2013, 01:00
It was an image of horror that made people in the West think uncomfortable thoughts about the human cost of the clothes on their backs: a couple embra(...)