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Nationalist sentiment has surged ‍across Thailand following the worst fighting with Cambodia in decades, setting up a contentious Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/politics/thai-nationalist-cambodia-rural-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia

Karel 'Clock' K.

@clock@f.cz replied · last week

@thejapantimes Let's add some criticism of the Cambodian regime: " witnessed the murder of a man who had his throat cut by a compound manager after he was caught trying to escape" -- "police visited their compounds regularly, including to remove dead bodies, but without taking any action against the managers" -- "Many people died" -- "murder, rape and torture" -- "evidence pointing towards state complicity or deliberate inaction" -- "Cambodian authorities appear to be doing nothing to help"

That's what Amnesty International is writing:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/cambodia-growing-humanitarian-crisis-as-escaped-scamming-compound-survivors-tell-of-murder-rape-and-torture/

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Cambodian Hun Sen/Hun Manet regime when I am seeing this.

#cambodia #scambodia #hunsen #contempt #hunmanet #murder #abduction #complicity #corruption #khmer #dictatorship #police #killing #crisis #humanitariancrisis #amnesty #amnestyinternational #scamcompound #concentrationcamp #deathcamp #slavery

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Cambodia: Growing humanitarian crisis as escaped scamming compound survivors tell of murder, rape and torture

Thousands of people who recently escaped or were released from scamming compounds in Cambodia where they were subjected to grave abuses including rape and torture are now stranded and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said after gathering harrowing testimony from survivors. Interviews with recently enslaved people – almost all foreign nationals – […]

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@i47i@hachyderm.io · 2 weeks ago

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Survival

> For days now, the Syrian interim government, together with Islamist mercenaries, has been carrying out attacks on Rojava, a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. Not only is a humanitarian #catastrophe imminent, but also the end of the #Kurdish self-government.

> [..] After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), under Ahmed al-Sharaa, seized control of large parts of the region. As a historic al-Qaeda affiliate, HTS lacks both viable administrative structures and broad societal legitimacy.

> Nevertheless, Western states, especially the United States, have signaled an early strategic interest in the militia’s political rise. For the United States, the UK, and the EU, al-Sharaa appears as a weak actor that does not control large parts of the country and can thus be easily co-opted into long-term geopolitical interests in the Middle East. Since seizing power, HTS has presented a diplomatic front to the outside world, while repression and #massacres are the rule internally. Alawites in Latakia, Druze in Suweida, and now Kurds have been targeted.

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/rojava-kurds-sdf-syria-war/

https://mastodon.social/@newsblogkurdistan/115956317738590318

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#Aleppo #DAANES #jihadist #revolution #SheikhMaqsoud #Turkey #attacks #Syria #Kurdistan #ISIS #UN #Rojava #Islamist #HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEast #Druze #Kurds #Alawites #AlQaeda #HTS #AhmedalSharaa

Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in the city of Qamişlo on January 20, 2026 as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces called for "young Kurds, men and women," both within and outside Syria, to "join the ranks of the resistance." (Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images)
--- that was the article's own description --- altbot description follows here --- A large group of people, many holding rifles, gathered outdoors under a clear blue sky. Individuals wear varied attire including camouflage uniforms, headscarves, and traditional clothing. Some people raise their hands while holding firearms. The scene is set in an open area with a bright, cloud-dappled sky. No text is visible in the image. — Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in the city of Qamişlo on January 20, 2026 as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces called for "young Kurds, men and women," both within and outside Syria, to "join the ranks of the resistance." (Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images) --- that was the article's own description --- altbot description follows here --- A large group of people, many holding rifles, gathered outdoors under a clear blue sky. Individuals wear varied attire including camouflage uniforms, headscarves, and traditional clothing. Some people raise their hands while holding firearms. The scene is set in an open area with a bright, cloud-dappled sky. No text is visible in the image.

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Survival

Syria’s interim government, backed by Islamist mercenaries, has launched large-scale attacks on the autonomous Rojava region. While Western states endorse Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, domestically his government relies on violent repression.

R. P. Scott

@i47i@hachyderm.io · 2 weeks ago

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Survival

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/rojava-kurds-sdf-syria-war/

https://mastodon.social/@newsblogkurdistan/115956317738590318

https://journa.host/@NatalieDavis/115957221805865847

@NatalieDavis

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Survival

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@israajamal@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

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In the stillness after a night of bombardment, Israa, a devoted mother of three, and her husband lost not just a home, but the sense of safety that every family deserves. Once living in a large, loving home, their world changed in an instant when violence forced them into tents for months, and their house burned to ashes. Today, they face each day with courage, trying to secure the most basic needs: food, clean water, and education for Azam, Mira, and Abdullah, who needs nutritional supplements and speech therapy sessions that cost more than they can bear. 🫶

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@israajamal@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

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Commissioner for Human Rights

@commissionerHR@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

The intensification of Russia's attacks on energy infrastructures and homes in Ukraine is causing large-scale suffering. With unprecedented loss of basic utilities, humanitarian risks are critical. A ceasefire and a human-centred peace are urgent to protect lives and dignity.
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