SEAblings!!! 🌏 We couldn’t get enough of your comments, so here are MORE words from Southeast Asian languages English can’t colonize. Our cultures are simply too rich for just one carousel. 😌 And Brunei 🇧🇳, we see you and we’re so glad you’re in this one. 🫶🏽 From across the region, you shared words carrying memory, feeling, and community. We’re still taking notes! What really got us? So many of you saying, “Wait… we have a word like that too!” ✨ Across borders, our lang

In an article published on 25 February in Le Monde , journalist Brice Pedroletti features Lao human rights lawyer and Manushya Foundation Founder & Executive Director Emilie Palamy Pradichit , who warns of a chilling pattern of “accidents” facing government critics. “Several critical voices have been found dead in circumstances described as accidents… Investigations lack transparency, official conclusions are brief and unconvincing, and no accountability is ever established.

In an interview with Valentin Cebron for La Croix , published on 24 February, Emilie Palamy Pradichit , Lao woman human rights defender and Founder & Executive Director of Manushya Foundation, raises the flag on a deeply alarming pattern in Laos: ➡️ Enforced disappearances ➡️ Deaths labeled as “accidents” under suspicious circumstances ➡️ Total absence of independent investigations As Emilie Palamy underscored, the repetition of these cases is not random. It is creating a pe

English Translation available below เมื่อวันที่ 18 กุมภาพันธ์  รัฐบาลไทยได้ประกาศอย่างเป็นทางการว่า ข้อพิพาททางกฎหมายที่ยืดเยื้อมานานกับบริษัทเหมืองแร่จากออสเตรเลียบริษัทคิงส์เกตได้สิ้นสุดลงแล้ว แต่ ! ผู้ชนะมีเพียงรัฐบาลไทยและ คิงส์เกต  เท่านั้น ในขณะที่รัฐบาลไทยเฉลิมฉลอง “ความร่วมมือครั้งใหม่” และผลกำไรในอนาคตชุมชนที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากเหมืองทองคำชาตรี อย่างชาวบ้านพิจิตร ยังคงต้องเผชิญกับผลกระทบต่อไป 💔 น้ำปนเปื้อน 💔 ความกังวลด้านสุขภาพ 💔 หลายปีที่ไร้การเยียวยา นี่ไม่ใช่ความย

🚨 In the midst of four long years of invasion and pain in Ukraine, our hearts and voices resonate with all communities suffering under oppression. Today, we reaffirm our solidarity beyond borders, uniting as People from the Global Majority.  We #StandWith: 🇺🇦 UKRAINE – for the resilience of a nation under siege 🇵🇸 PALESTINE – in the struggle for dignity and freedom against colonial settlers 🇲🇲 MYANMAR – for the brave pursuit of democracy and an end to military rule 🇨�

“Enforced disappearances are truly a preferred weapon of the Lao government to silence dissenters.” – Emilie Palamy Pradichit , Lao woman human rights defender and Founder & Executive Director of Manushya Foundation In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), published 22 February (the same day as Laos’ national elections), Emilie warned about escalating repression in the country following the disappearance of vocal Lao state critic Bao Mo Khaen, also known as “M

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 2 March): 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 village head then issued a follow up statement on 24 February confirming the death o

Today, 22 February 2026, marks 600 days since peaceful activists from Mother Nature Cambodia were unjustly sentenced to 6-8 years in prison for protesting and campaigning against environmentally-destructive activities such as sand mining in Koh Kong province. Tomorrow, 23 February at 8:00 AM ICT, the Supreme Court will hear their bail request. 📢 We demand the immediate, unconditional release of all detained activists! We demand all baseless convictions against Mother Nature

There are many things us SEAblings don’t agree on… but we can absolutely agree on clapping back at racism (🇰🇷👀) and celebrating our beautiful languages. 🔥 Because let’s be real: 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙪𝙨. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲, 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. Language has long been central to colonial policy, considered one of the fastest ways to subjugate and control so-called “territories.” In the Phil

🗓 Every year on 20 February, we commemorate the World Day of Social Justice to highlight the need to continue working towards a fair and just society that truly serves the needs of everyone, especially marginalized communities. ✊This year’s theme, “Renewed Commitment to Social Development and Social Justice,” celebrates progress in poverty reduction and education while confronting the barriers that remain. Despite these gains, inclusive growth is still hindered by structura

For years, defenders and communities in Laos 🇱🇦 have faced intensifying repression, including transnational repression, for speaking truth to power. Now? They are officially recognised! In August 2025, Manushya Foundation and Power by Keyboard submitted a bold report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, exposing systemic repression and rights violations in Laos. 🇺🇳 We didn’t just send a document. We went to Geneva ourselves. ✈️ Our Founder & Execu

UPDATE: The most updated details of Mr. Khaen's case (now confirmed death) can be found here: https://bit.ly/JusticeForKhaenNOW The recent disappearance of Mr. Khaen (widely known as Bao Mo Khaen) has raised alarms in Laos. Evidence suggests he was under intense pressure and threats from authorities and anonymous individuals prior to his disappearance. He's been receiving regular threats through pro-government facebook anonymous accounts (see this FB account for example).

On 13 February, a self-proclaimed spiritual healer known as “Lung Sanom” from Angthong, Central Thailand 🇹🇭 was caught sexually harassing several women who sought him out for healing. But what is equally disturbing is the wave of victim-blaming that followed. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲: first through the shaman who exploited them, then by the public who blamed them for their beliefs. Instead of holding the perpetr

จากกรณีข่าวสะเทือนใจที่เกิดขึ้น เมื่อผู้ที่อ้างตัวว่าเป็นผู้มีวิชาอาคม หรือที่รู้จักกันในนาม ”ลุงสนม“ ได้ใช้ความศรัทธาและความเปราะบางของสภาพจิตใจเหยื่อมาเป็นเครื่องมือ บิดเบือนคำสอนและความเชื่อเรื่องการปัดเป่าสิ่งชั่วร้าย ให้กลายเป็นช่องว่างในการ ”ล่วงละเมิดทางเพศ“ เหตุการณ์นี้ไม่ใช่แค่เรื่องของอาชญากรรมทางเพศทั่วไป แต่มันคือการ ”ทำลายความศรัทธา“ อย่างรุนแรงที่สุด 🚩 ทำไมความเชื่อถึงถูกใช้เป็นเครื่องมือ? การสร้างสภาวะจำยอม: ผู้กระทำมักอ้าง ”พิธีกรรม“ หรือ ”อาถรรพ์“ เพื่อสร้าง