#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.