Bopha* is a woman environmental activist from Southeast Asia. She faced imprisonment for her activism and fled her country to survive. But the harassment only followed her in digital spaces. 👁️ As Bopha describes it, "Transnational Repression is a government tactic to shut down the voices of those who look for social justice.” 🚨 Repression continues online through digital threats or attacks: threatening messages, fake accounts, coordinated harassment, sexualised abuse, disi

Borders are supposed to protect. So why are human rights defenders still being hunted in exile? Human Rights Watch has noted that, “Thailand has become a ‘swap mart’ for dissidents across the region, where governments cooperate to target critics beyond their own borders.” This is transnational repression (TNR). When states reach across borders to surveil, intimidate, silence, detain, forcibly return, or even physically harm those who speak out. From digital surveillance and o

Four years ago today, environmental defender Dang Dinh Bach was unjustly sentenced to prison in Vietnam. He was taken from his home when his newborn son was just 2 weeks old and has not seen him since. For over 20 years, Bach dedicated himself to protecting Vietnam's environment: championing legal reforms, advocating for vulnerable communities, advancing Vietnam's path to a just energy transition. As Vietnam prepares to celebrate Tết Lunar New Year on February 17, the Year of

Today, we demand freedom for our friends who risked everything to protect our planet. 🌏 They are not forgotten — and they never will be....

#Breaking 🚨 #TransnationalRepression: On 3 February 2024, we received news of the unjust arrest of three Thailand-based Cambodian...

🚨The nightmare of Phichit and Phetchabun communities becomes reality again as the Chatree Goldmining Complex located on the border of...

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