Category: Mekong Region
Observations on the Thai Election 2019
Posted by admin2 | Apr 1, 2019 | Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
Laos: Six Years On, Civil Society Worldwide Demand...
Posted by admin2 | Dec 20, 2018 | End Impunity, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Statement | 0
Toward land justice : Thai farmers’ struggles to d...
Posted by admin2 | Nov 25, 2018 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Thailand, The Commons | 0
AGPA 2022: People-Centered: Addressing ASEAN Crises Together
by Anisa | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, Climate & Environment, Event, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Systemic Alternatives | 0
The first ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA) was organized in 2012, where it successfully...
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Lao national and 2005 Magsaysay Award recipient Sombath Somphone stands beside a poster of fellow awardee V. Shanta during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on Monday 29 August 2005. Photo: EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
Laos: After 10 years, civil society worldwide is still asking: “Where is Sombath?”
by Anisa | Dec 13, 2022 | Alternative Regionalisms, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Statement | 0
Joint Statement Ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil...
Read MoreTEN YEARS AFTER, SOMBATH SOMPHONE’S LEGACY LIVES ON
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Dec 13, 2022 | Alternative Regionalisms, Blog Post, Event, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy | 0
Focus on the Global South co-organized with the Asia Europe Peoples’ Forum, Embassy of Netherlands...
Read MoreUpcoming Event: Honoring the Legacy of Sombath Somphone [2 December 2022]
by Anisa | Nov 26, 2022 | Announcement, Climate & Environment, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Laos, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
Focus on the Global South, Asia Europe People’s Forum, Embassy of the Netherlands in...
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Riot Police during the APEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, 18 November 2022. Photo by สำนักข่าวราษฎร - Ratsadon News.
STATEMENT: Thailand must respect the Rights of Peaceful Assembly during APEC 2022
by Anisa | Nov 18, 2022 | Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Statement, Thailand | 0
Bangkok, 18 November 2022 Civil Society Organisations condemn the Thai Government’s violent...
Read MoreInterview with Mrs. Om Samath — Agroecology Practice for Sustainable Livelihoods
by Anisa | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region | 0
Interviewed by Phun Phearun, translation by Ridan Sun. The Starting point of practicing...
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Ms. Saing Siem at Women’s Dialogue Program: The Concept of Gender Justice and Social Justice in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 30th August 2022. Photo by Phun Phearun.
Bridging the Voices of Local Communities — An Interview with Saing Siem
by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
By Ros Sokunthy As the head of Achangrong Sameithmey Agricultural Community in Kampong Chhnang...
Read MoreSONGKHLA NARUEMIT PRIDE 2022: Rising of the LGBTQIAN+ voices beyond Bangkok
by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Photo, Thailand, Women | 0
Introduction by Kheetanat Wannaboworn Photos by Feminist Mermaid Thailand recently made a historic...
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Ou Ach Kok Village, Ou Sandan Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province. 5th September 2021. Photo by: Sun Ridan
Impact of redistributing flooded forestland around Tonle Sap Lake
by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy | 0
by Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
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Ms. Krang Lanh, Bunong indigenous woman from Romeas village, Sre kor commune, Sesan district, Strung Treng Province, Cambodia.
In Photos: The Life and Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region | 0
A group of around 50 indigenous families from a community of indigenous peoples in Romeas...
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Chhoeun Ratha, a land rights’ activist, is a 40-year-old widow with three children, living in the Ou Vor Preng community land in Battambang province.
Fighting for Land Rights in Cambodia — Interview with Chhoeun Ratha
by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I’ve been involved in various reclamation...
Read MoreJob Opening: Thailand Programme Officer
by Anisa | Jun 16, 2022 | Announcement, Jobs, Mekong Region | 0
Focus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation with offices in Thailand,...
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