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Hướng Thiện
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Hướng Thiện is a freelance writer focusing on human rights issues in Southeast Asia.
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Story
December 18, 2024
In Laos, Activists Don’t Just Speak Out—They Disappear
topic:
Human Rights
by:
Hướng Thiện
Activists in Laos face enforced disappearances, government repression, and silenced dissent, a symptom of the country’s vanishing civic space crisis.
Story
May 30, 2024
Inside China's silent crackdown on feminism and queerness
topic:
Women’s rights
by:
Hướng Thiện
Despite some strides in gender and sexuality issues under the CCP, speaking out remains a dangerous game.
Story
March 31, 2024
Inside Vietnam's top-down disinformation campaign
topic:
Freedom of Expression
by:
Hướng Thiện
As authorities intensify their crackdown on free speech, national media outlets and social media giants fall in line.
Story
February 22, 2024
Nowhere to run: the cross-border persecution of Asia's human rights defenders
topic:
Human Rights
by:
Hướng Thiện
Transnational repression across Southeast Asia means that even fleeing the country does not guarantee safety. Here's what advocates are calling for.
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Katarina started her career in journalism in 1999 in Bosnia Herzegovina and has since covered several areas as politics, economics or human rights.
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