Tag: Elections / Democracy
Cambodia: Venue change for CNRP rally
The opposition announced over the weekend that it will move its mass Human Rights Day demonstration on December 10 from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap to allow civil society groups easier access to City Hall permits for their own demonstrations in the capital.
The party has also announced plans to...
Thai anti-government protesters storm ministry compound in Bangkok
Bangkok (CNN) -- Anti-government protesters in Thailand have stormed the offices of the country's finance ministry, as mass demonstrations raise political tensions to the highest level since the deadly unrest of 2010.
Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy prime minister under the previous Democrat-led government, led the group...
Thai Foreign Ministry says actions of protesters illegal
Bangkok — The Thai Foreign Ministry has told the international community that the actions of protesters in Thailand, in which government offices have been stormed and occupied, is illegal, undemocratic, and threatens national security.
The Ministry has sent letters explaining the current political situation to the United Nations, the UN...
Thailand: Opposition Groups Attacking Journalists
B (New York) – Protesters have assaulted journalists, in some cases at the instigation of protest leaders, at rallies in Bangkok since November 25, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities and protest leaders should act to prevent violence during ongoing political demonstrations.
The rallies involving more than 100,000...
Cambodia Opposition Party to Demand Re-Election
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will push for a re-election if Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government continues to refuse calls for an independent probe into widespread irregularities in the July polls, the opposition party’s deputy president, Kem Sokha, said Tuesday.
He warned that the party, which has boycotted parliament...
Vietnam Announces Big Fines for Social Media Propaganda
HANOI — Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country's communist rulers.
Comments that did not constitute criminal offenses would trigger...
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to a packed Sydney Opera House
Amid a sea of brightly-coloured silks, tunics, academic gowns, and a smattering of headscarves, Myanmarese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told a packed Sydney Opera House audience on Wednesday night of her ambition to become the country's president in 2015.
But she also spoke of the many constitutional road-blocks...
Indonesia: Patients abandoned as doctors stage rally
Many people in Greater Jakarta were unable to receive medical services on Wednesday as doctors were staging a rally to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to send three of their colleagues to prison for malpractice in Manado, North Sulawesi.
Tuti, 30, said she had to cancel her pregnancy check-up at...
Cambodia: Regional lawmakers group calls on gov’t to probe deaths
An organisation made up of current and former elected representatives from across Southeast Asia has called on the United Nations to investigate the deaths of two people shot by police during protests over the past three months.
In a statement released yesterday, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) slammed the...
Vietnam to Fine Citizens $5000 for Criticizing The State On Social Media
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country's communist rulers.
Comments that did not constitute criminal offences would...
