#FOEwatch in Malaysia, Hong Kong freedom in ‘tatters’, Kem Ley, and arrests in Vietnam
A Boeng Kak community land rights activist holds a photograph of prominent political analyst Kem Ley as she heads to his funeral ceremony, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 18 July 2016, Satoshi Takahashi/LightRocket via Getty Images July 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Artists and activists summoned by Malaysian police, the continuing fight for justice five years after Kem Ley’s death in Cambodia, Hong Kong media freedom in ‘tatters’, alarming arrests and convictions in Vietnam, released journalists share their prison ordeal in Myanmar, and Pegasus spyware in India.
Released journalists share prison experiences in Myanmar
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Myanmar junta frees thousands of detained anti-coup protesters
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July 01, 2021
published at 12:42 AMReuters
Families wait outside Insein prison after Myanmar s authorities announced to free around 700 prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2021.
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YANGON - Myanmar freed more than 2,000 detainees on Wednesday (June 30), among them journalists and others who the ruling military said had been held on incitement charges for taking part in protests, local media reported.
The release was described by some activists as a ploy by the ruling military to divert attention from an ongoing security crackdown.
The army has been under pressure from Western countries and Myanmar s neighbours to release thousands of people detained during protests since it ousted the elected government of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1.