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Thailand passes its first law to protect ethnic groups

Thailand passed its first law to protect indigenous communities, making it the fourth country in Southeast Asia.
  • 2 min read
Indigenous Media Network (IMN)
  • FEATURE

Cambodia jailed the husbands. The wives won’t stay silent

They’ve lost homes, jobs and safety, but Cambodia’s opposition wives refuse to lose hope. Years into an escalating authoritarian crackdown, they’re among the few still fighting back.
  • 9 min read
Roun Ry/HaRDstories
  • FEATURE

In exile, these refugees curate their own history

Over a million Rohingya live in exile while Myanmar insists they never belonged. But grassroots archival projects are preserving their culture and proving their historical ties to a homeland that rejects them.
  • 7 min read
Courtesy of Ek Khaale
  • NEWS

Thai trafficking victims cleared of criminal charges

A Thai court acquitted eight people of criminal charges in a landmark ruling that campaigners hope will improve protection for thousands of victims trapped by increasingly sophisticated criminal networks operating across Southeast Asia.
  • 4 min read
Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
  • PROFILE

She turned data into a weapon against Thailand’s polluters

When China banned waste imports in 2017, Thailand became a dumping ground for toxic materials. Meet the ice cream vendor turned environmental defender who teaches communities to take on corporate polluters.
  • 8 min read
Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
  • PROFILE

The Karen leader teaching Thailand what it means to be indigenous

Kraingkai Chichuang has become a crucial translator between Thailand's indigenous communities and skeptical lawmakers. Six million people's legal recognition depends on his success.
  • 7 min read
Wissarut Weerasopon/HaRDstories
  • INVESTIGATION

How fake news is turning Thais against Myanmar migrants

Thailand has long relied on Myanmar's migrant workforce to power its economy. But as civil war refugees joined economic migrants, a wave of digital disinformation has weaponised immigration anxiety – echoing patterns seen worldwide.
  • 21 min read
  • FEATURE

Will Thailand finally recognise its six million indigenous citizens?

Long portrayed as backward or environmentally destructive, Thailand's diverse indigenous communities have joined forces to draft legislation that might finally protect their ways of life.
  • 8 min read
Wissarut Weerasopon
  • NEWS

Mother Nature activists denied bail by Cambodia’s Supreme Court

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has denied bail to five environmental activists from the NGO Mother Nature Cambodia, all of whom are appealing their convictions after spending more than nine months behind bars.
  • 4 min read
Licadho
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