On 21 February , Mr. Khaen’s brother confirmed via a Facebook post  that the motorbike found at the scene belonged to Mr. Khaen and stated that identification would take place on 22 February. On 22 February , the same day Laos held national elections, Mr. Khaen’s brother publicly confirmed via a Facebook post   that the deceased body found on 20 February is Mr. Khaen, 32-year old, born on 21 October 1994; and announced funeral arrangements to be held on 23 February 2026 at 13

UPDATE (ao 24 February): After confirming the identity of the dead body as Mr. Khaen, his brother retracted Facebook posts on 23 February that Mr. Khaen's death and have stopped asking for donations for support with funeral rites. Beforehand, the head of the Houay Teuy Village issued a Letter of Certification claiming the brother's claims are “entirely without merit and completely false” . The public confirmation of death, the subsequent deletion of the post, and the issuan

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💌 RSVP to our event here ! 🗓️ 27 June 2024, 7.00 PM 📍 FCCT - Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok 🚀 Press Conference: From Digital Dictatorship to Transnational Repression!  👉🏼 Flagship Country Reports Launch : "Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia" The ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship invites you to our Press Conference: ‘From Digital Dictatorship to Transnational Repression’  📢 Duri

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🚀 Step into a new era of digital advocacy with us on the last week of June! Following our soft launch in March, we're gearing up to hard launch our report “Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponising the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia''. But hold onto your hats – this isn't your run-of-the-mill data dump. It's a battle cry for digital warriors across the region. 📚 But wait, there's more! In addition to the report, we're thrilled to introduce our Country Booklets.

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