Vanished, shot, killed: Laos activists spooked by spate of incidents

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 08, 2023 12:00 pm

BANGKOK: An isolated murder, a brutal attempted killing and a murky disappearance: Laotian activists have been caught up in a series of alarming recent incidents that have spooked the reclusive communist state's embattled dissident community.

Landlocked, poor and deeply tied to China, Laos is one of the world's most repressive countries, with independent civil society barely present, free media nonexistent and rare protests quickly dispersed.

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