⚖️ Earlier today, in an appalling step backwards for human rights and judicial independence, the South Bangkok Criminal Court ruled Bai’s months-long detention “lawful.” His extradition hearing is now scheduled for 25 January 2027. Calling Bai’s detention lawful does not make it just. Bai is not a foreign national caught in bureaucratic limbo. He is a recognised refugee and journalist whose only “offence” was exposing corruption and telling the truth. By keeping him behind ba

Earlier today, 9 October 2026, the South Bangkok Criminal Court upheld the continued detention of 56-year-old investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, ruling it lawful. This marks a dangerous step backwards for human rights and judicial independence in Thailand. By affirming the "lawfulness" of Bai’s arbitrary deprivation of liberty, the Thai judiciary risks becoming an active instrument in Beijing’s expanding apparatus of transnational repression. Bai is not merely a foreign n

⚖️ #StopTransnationalRepression | On 9 October, a Thai court will decide on the legality of Chinese investigative journalist’s months-long immigration detention in Bangkok. Bai should already be safe. He is recognised as a refugee by UNHCR, and a third country has already accepted him for resettlement… yet Thailand blocked his flight 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙚. Now China wants him extradited. ⚠️ If returned, Bai faces political persecution, enforced disappearance and torture. 🚫 Bai’s case i

#StopTransnationalRepression | Bai Zhaodong, a 56-year-old Chinese investigative journalist and UNHCR-recognised refugee, has been unlawfully detained in Bangkok since January 2026. On 9 October, a Thai court will rule on the legality of his detention while China pursues his extradition. If he is forcibly returned, Bai risks grave threats to his life! 📰 Who is Bai? He has worked for more than two decades as an investigative journalist in China, most recently for Caijing maga

New CCTV footage tells us he was last seen at approximately 2:21 AM on 15 September, heading home after work in Samut Sakhon. But Khieo never made it home. You can read more about his case here: bit.ly/WhereIsKhieo Khieo is one of many Lao activists who have gone missing or were killed in Thailand for speaking out about political and social issues in Laos. Lao activists who seek safety and protection in Thailand still face transnational repression, both online and escalating

เขียว ลาบจัน นักกิจกรรมทางการเมืองชาวลาววัย 26 ปี ได้หายตัวไปในไทยตั้งแต่วันที่ 15 กันยายน 2026 โดยก่อนที่เขียวจะหายตัวไป เขาต้องเผชิญกับการปราบปรามข้ามชาติทางดิจิทัลอย่างหนักจากการออกมาแสดงความคิดเห็นเกี่ยวกับประเด็นการเมืองของประเทศลาว เขาถูกเปิดเผยข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล (Doxxing) รวมทั้งตกเป็นเป้าหมายของเนื้อหาที่ถูกดัดแปลงด้วย AI ซึ่งเป็นเนื้อหาที่มีความรุนแรง เขาถูกถูกขู่ว่าจะถูกส่งตัวกลับประเทศ ถูกขู่ฆ่า ซึ่งรวมถึงการตั้งเงินรางวัลเพื่อล่าหัวเขียวที่สูงถึง 8,000 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐ ด

Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao political activist, has been missing in Thailand since 15 September 2026. Before disappearing, Khieo faced relentless digital transnational repression for speaking out on political and social issues in Laos. He was doxxed, targeted with AI-manipulated content, threatened with forced return, and subjected to death threats, including a USD 8,000 bounty on his life. Fearing for his safety, he had already been forced into silence. 📍 Last Seen: ~

Lao political activist facing digital transnational repression has been missing in Thailand since 15 September 2026 #FindKhieo | #WhereIsKhieo | #StopTransnationalRepression Jump to sections of the human rights alert: Who is Khieo? Timeline | From online activism to digital transnational repression What Happened to Khieo? His final sightings before his missed UNHCR interview Help us find Khieo Manushya Foundation is urgently seeking information about the whereabouts of Mr. Kh

นักกิจกรรมทางการเมืองชาวลาวผู้ตกเป็นเหยื่อการปราบปรามข้ามชาติทางดิจิทัล ได้สูญหายไปในประเทศไทยตั้งแต่วันที่ 15 กันยายน 2026 #FindKhieo | #WhereIsKhieo | #StopTransnationalRepression ขณะนี้ มูลนิธิมานุษยะ (Manushya Foundation) กำลังเร่งค้นหาข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับที่อยู่ของ นายเขียว ลาบจัน (เขียว) นักกิจกรรมทางการเมืองชาวลาววัย 26 ปี ซึ่งหายตัวไปในประเทศไทยตั้งแต่วันที่ 15 กันยายน 2026 มีการพบเห็นเขียวเป็นครั้งสุดท้ายในช่วงเช้ามืดของวันที่ 15 กันยายน หลังจากเขาเลิกงานที่ร้านอาหารเวลาป

On 20 July, Malaysia’s Dewan Negara (Senate) passed a cybercrime law that will expand transnational repression. Read through below to see what Malaysia’s borderless cybercrime machinery could unleash. Every expansion of police power arrives wearing the language of safety, and this one is no exception. Malaysia's Cybercrimes Act reaches anyone, anywhere, if the data touched a Malaysian system or if the person affected is Malaysian. Malaysia explicitly cited meeting its obligat

👇 Read through the photos to remember the disappeared and understand how enforced disappearance is weaponised to silence dissent, at home and across borders. #InternationalDayOfTheDisappeared 🚨 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻. Authoritarian states use it as a weapon to silence activists and condemn their families to years, even decades, of uncertainty amounting to psychological torture. Borders offer no sanctuary. 🌏❌ Enforced

We warned the Thai Government. It chose to proceed anyway. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀! On 26 August 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the Prime Minister’s Office Regulation on Deportation B.E. 2569. It was published in the Royal Gazette on 27 August and entered into force today, 28 August 2026. The Regulation accelerates procedures for removi

Today, Thailand rolled out the red carpet for Min Aung Hlaing, architect of Myanmar’s 2021 coup and ICC-wanted war criminal, who seeks international legitimacy for his “presidency” following military-engineered sham elections in April. ⚠️ While millions in Myanmar are bombed, jailed, and driven from their homes under Min Aung Hlaing’s regime, Thailand rewards their oppressor with official honours and business forums. Even worse, Thai authorities are actively colluding in tran

🌏 On 26 May 2026, Manushya Foundation convened a closed-door regional expert meeting “Closing the Protection Gap for Human Rights Defenders in Southeast Asia: Regional Expert Meeting to Address Transnational Repression” in Bangkok, Thailand. We brought together 54 human rights defenders, survivor-advocates, frontline responders, UN actors, diplomats, and civil society allies with one urgent objective: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

IN PHOTO: Human rights defenders, first responders, UN agencies, diplomats, and survivor-advocates gather in a closed-door convening in Bangkok to build a unified regional response against transnational repression in Southeast Asia. NOTE: This meeting was held under Chatham House Rule to protect participants’ safety and allow honest dialogue. Names, quotes, and photos featured in this blog are shared with consent. All other insights are summarised collectively to protect part