Mong Palatino · September, 2011

Latest posts by Mong Palatino from September, 2011

West Papua Media Alerts Website

  4 September 2011

West Papua Media Alerts reports the latest independently verifiable news from West Papua in Indonesia. Its work has sometimes “assisted directly in the prevention of mass acts of violence by the Indonesian security forces.” Its latest posting is about the arrest and torture of 13 civilians by the police and...

Myanmar: Interactive Prison Map

  3 September 2011

An interactive prison map of Myanmar was created in support of the ‘Free Burma’s Video Journalists’ campaign. The map identifies the locations and gives a brief description of Myanmar’s 43 prisons. Seventeen video journalists for the Democratic Voice of Burma are currently detained.

Myanmar: Human Rights Report

  2 September 2011

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, released a statement which recognizes the positive steps taken by the government to improve the human rights situation in the country; but at the same time reminds the government to be more aggressive in fulfilling its...

Myanmar: Monitoring of Parliament Sessions

  2 September 2011

Altsean-Burma releases a summary of what transpired in the parliament sessions of Myanmar which resumed this month. The report cites the questions, issues, and proposals raised by Parliament members.

Thailand: Lese Majeste Trial of Webmaster

  2 September 2011

CJ Hinke of the Freedom Against Censorship Thailand or FACT writes about the resumption of the Lese Majeste trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster of Thailand’s independent news website Prachatai.

Myanmar Train Crash

  2 September 2011

Blogger Htootayzar posts pictures and videos of a train crash which took place near Hledan in Myanmar.

Inside the Prisons of Cambodia

  1 September 2011

Prison overcrowding in Cambodia is getting worse, according to a report published by a human rights group. An online map has been created to reveal the location of the overcrowded prisons. Meanwhile, a prison blog documents the life of inmates inside the prisons of Cambodia.

Cambodia: Tourists Return to Preah Vihear

  1 September 2011

Vutha Tim visited Preah Vihear again and learned that tourists are starting to return to the historic temple which is being claimed by Thailand and Cambodia. But he also reported that the promised UNESCO aid to restore the damaged temple has not yet arrived. The temple was closed to the...