Category: Power and Democracy
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Upcoming Event: Honoring the Legacy of Sombath Somphone [2 December 2022]
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
Bangkok, 18 November 2022 Civil Society Organisations condemn the Thai Government’s violent...
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South China Sea seen from Manila Bay, the Philippines. Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg for Wikimedia Commons.
STORMY WEATHER AHEAD IN THE ASIA PACIFIC?
Walden Bello’s intervention in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum Assembly,...
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Event Summary: Online Webinar on the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Women Globally: Voices from the Global South
On September 8, 2022, Focus on the Global South co-organized a webinar on “The Impact of the...
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Walden Bello spoke at a press conference on August 10, 2022, one day after being temporarily released on bail. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo, Focus on the Global South.
Press Release: 454 Groups and Individuals Call for the Philippine Government to Drop Charges Against Walden Bello and Decriminalize Libel & Cyberlibel
Focus on the Global South, 29 August 2022. As of today, 125 organizations, networks and movements...
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On Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was arrested on two counts of libel and cyber libel filed by a former staff of Vice President Sara Duterte over statements made by Bello during the electoral campaign.
STATEMENT: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER IS NOT A CRIME: DROP CHARGES AGAINST WALDEN BELLO, DECRIMINALIZE LIBEL & CYBERLIBEL
9 August 2022 Focus on the Global South We at Focus on the Global South condemn in the strongest...
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After some reported bureaucratic delays, Bello was temporarily released on bail at around 17:30 Manila, 9 August 2022. Photo from Laban ng Masa.
Press Release: The Outpouring of Support for #FreeWaldenBello
Focus on the Global South Tuesday, 9 August 2022 On Monday, 8 August 2022, our founding...
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ARRESTED. Former vice presidential bet Walden Bello is arrested by police and brought to Quezon City Police Station 8. (Photo by Rappler)
Defending Rights – #FreeWaldenBello
We have been alerted by friends in the Philippines of the arrest of our founding director and...
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First State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., 25 July 2022. Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary
A (PRO) BUSINESS-AS-USUAL ROAD AHEAD
Reflections on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s First State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2022 July 28 ...
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Meeting de Ferdinand « Bongbong » R. Marcos Junior, le 19 mars 2022 (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/52053501113/)
Stakes of the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines: A conversation with Focus on the Global South (Part 2)
Part Two: Challenges and future prospects On May the 4th 2022, five days before the presidential...
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Rodrigo Duterte (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/25338475109)
Stakes of the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines: A conversation with Focus on the Global South (Part 1)
Part One: Assessing Duterte’s legacy and political future On May the 4th 2022, five days before...
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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 Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
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