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Laos dissidents
![Rights Groups Call on Laos to Release Dissident Chinese Lawyer Rights Groups Call on Laos to Release Dissident Chinese Lawyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-01-053054.jpg)
Rights Groups Call on Laos to Release Dissident Chinese Lawyer
By Sebastian Strangio
Lu Siwei was arrested on July 28, as he tried to board a train from Vientiane to Bangkok, and is expected to face deportation soon.
![Is Laos a Criminal State? Is Laos a Criminal State?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-05-100512.jpg)
Is Laos a Criminal State?
By Kearrin Sims
Last week's attempted execution of a prominent government critic points to the recent rise of lawlessness and a sharp decline in public safety.
![Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-03-051735.jpg)
Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot twice by an unidentified gunman in a Vientiane coffee shop on April 29.
![Thai Government Releases Exiled Lao Democracy Activist on Bail Thai Government Releases Exiled Lao Democracy Activist on Bail](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-15-4.jpg)
Thai Government Releases Exiled Lao Democracy Activist on Bail
By Sebastian Strangio
But Khoukham Keomanivong's arrest on the weekend was a sign of increasing risks facing foreign dissidents in Thailand.
![Thai Protests Inspire Online Calls for Change Next Door in Laos Thai Protests Inspire Online Calls for Change Next Door in Laos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-22-2.jpg)
Thai Protests Inspire Online Calls for Change Next Door in Laos
By Sebastian Strangio
Thailand's social media-driven demonstrations have resonated on the far side of the Mekong River.
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