Category: Mekong Region
Thailand and the 1955 Bandung Conference: Small Nation and the Age of Anxiety
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn “Should Thailand decide to accept the invitation to the conference, the...
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Interview with Penh Art, Chaom Saroum, Phueng Kimhuoy, and Roeun Nak
International Women’s Day at Krapon Chhuck Pagoda Interview by Ros Sokunthy The communes of...
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“We Are the Backbone, But We Carry the Burden”: Cambodian Garment Workers and the Fight for Dignity
At a regional workshop on global finance and crisis held in Bangkok this March, activists from...
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The Adventures of FemSamyan in the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT)
Who are we? FemSamyan (เฟมสามย่าน) is an independent feminist club based in Bangkok,...
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Seed for the Future: Future of Young Farmers and Seeds in Agriculture
Authors: Jarik Krobtong and Thanita Chanchitpreecha, FOCUS-CUSRI Collaboration Project on History...
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[JOINT STATEMENT] Laos: States should ask “Where is Sombath?” at upcoming review of human rights record
15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil...
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Shui-Meng Ng speech delivered remotely at the opening of the 27th session of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in Geneva, 23 September 2024.
“Where is Sombath?” Family of disappeared Lao activist demands answers
Originally posted at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...
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Exploring the Intersection of Sound and Activism
Insights from the Roundtable Discussion “Sound of the Struggles and His/Herstory”...
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SOLIDARITY BEYOND BOUNDARIES. Peoples and movements in Southeast Asia converge in solidarity for Palestine at the Mekong-ASEAN Environmental Week. Bangkok, Thailand. 2024 September 28. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo.
FROM THE MEKONG RIVER TO THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SEA: FREE FREE PALESTINE!
Bangkok, Thailand 2024 September 28 A week before the world marks one year of Israel’s...
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Panisa “Khun TaTa” Ruengchai from Serii- Palestine
How we can build Palestine solidarity among our region
by Panisa “Khun TaTa” Ruengchai We are from Serii Palestine which is a Thai activist...
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Preserving Tradition: Nim Chheang’s Legacy of Agroecology in Cambodia
In the lush, semi-wetlands of Sdey Krom village, nestled in Prek Luong commune, Ek Phnom district...
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Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, is vital for many fishing communities in Cambodia. Photo: Phun Phearun.
Reang Penbei Tor Fisheries Community on Sustaining Fisheries in Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, is vital for many fishing...
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