Category: Power and Democracy
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
Justice for the TAMASCO 8 Massacre. Now.
Posted by admin2 | Dec 20, 2018 | End Impunity, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement, The Commons | 0

Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand as part of political deal giving the Pheu Thai party the prime ministership. Photo from 'Fast Backward Alliance' set to govern — Bangkok Post. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2639783.
Establishment Wins, People Lose in Thai Political Compromise
by Anisa | Sep 19, 2023 | 1Post Types, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
By Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn and Walden Bello* Southeast Asia Political Dynasties Project...
Read More“Back from the Future” Coalition Set to Govern Thailand
by Anisa | Sep 1, 2023 | Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
Shorter version of this article is published as an op-ed at Bangkok Post here. By Kheetanat Synth...
Read MoreImperialism as Usual: Current Developments in Africa and the Urgency of Building a People-led Pan-African Agenda
by Anisa | Sep 1, 2023 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment | 0
by Boaventura Monjane[i] The imperialist agenda in Africa continues through the...
Read MoreLearning from Herstories and Histories; Shaping Futures
by Anisa | Aug 20, 2023 | Asia/World, Blog Post, Event, Power and Democracy, Social Movements | 0
The Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute (CUSRI) and Focus on the Global South...
Read More2023 Civil Society Mobilizations for the State of the Nation Address (SONA)
by Anisa | Jul 25, 2023 | 1Post Types, Philippines, Photo, Power and Democracy, Social Movements | 0
SONA Moblizations on 24 July 2023 along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, Philippines. ...
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Ahead of President Bongbong Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) farmers raise doubts whether the recently signed new agrarian emancipation law that seeks to condone agrarian debts will indeed benefit farmers or favor instead landowners who have managed to regain control over agrarian lands. 21 July 2023. Quezon City. Photo by J. Purugganan
Emancipating Farmers, or Land Owners? The New Agrarian Emancipation Act needs a revalidation of ownership in agrarian lands
by Anisa | Jul 21, 2023 | Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Social Movements | 0
PRESS STATEMENT: Emancipating Farmers, or Land Owners? The New Agrarian Emancipation Act needs a...
Read MoreCivil Society under the Marcos-Duterte Administration
by Anisa | Jul 21, 2023 | Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Social Movements | 0
By Joseph Purugganan [1] It is important to start by looking at a way to frame the relationship...
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Amid heavy rains in the morning of July 17, more than 70 families from Barangay Sumalo located in Bataan Province in the Philippines were forcefully displaced by local police from their makeshift shelters in the village evacuation site. This happened against the backdrop of the Sumalo farmers' struggle for agrarian justice.
70 families forced out of evacuation site amid agrarian dispute in Sumalo
by Anisa | Jul 17, 2023 | Climate & Environment, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy | 0
17 July 2023 PHILIPPINES—Amid heavy rains, more than 70 families from Barangay Sumalo located in...
Read MoreThailand on the Brink of Change
by Anisa | Jul 10, 2023 | Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy, Thailand | 0
By Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn and Walden Bello* The next few days leading up to July 13 will...
Read MoreStanding Up for Justice
by Anisa | Jul 5, 2023 | FOCUS Dispatch, Graphics, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy, Social Movements | 0
Artwork by Kyaw Linn Story by CDMer (Health Professional) The story is part of “Living the...
Read MoreThailand/Laos: Investigate the Killing of Lao Refugee and Put an End to Transnational Repression of Human Rights Defenders
by Anisa | May 26, 2023 | End Impunity, Laos, Mekong Region, Thailand | 0
Originally published at the Amnesty International’s website here. In response to news on 17...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: CRIMINALIZATION AGAINST FILIPINO PEASANTS REACHES THE UN
by Anisa | May 8, 2023 | End Impunity, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy | 0
Download PDF Geneva, May 8, 2023 – The Movement for Agrarian Reform and Social Justice...
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