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Phil Robertson

@reaproy

Human rights & labor activist, working mostly in SE Asia. FCCT Board member and chair of Programs Committee. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS Grad. Cape Cod, Korat, Khon Kaen, Bangkok. Thai/Lao speaker

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Civicus @civicusalliance.bsky.social calls for urgent release of Mother Nature #Cambodia 5 activists, & has added to them to the global #StandAsMyWitness campaign for imprisoned human rights defenders. Free the #MNC5, unjustly imprisoned for exercising their rights! www.civicus.org/index.php/me...

11.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Rohingya Ramadan – A month inside the world’s largest refugee camp | FCCT Join us for A Rohingya Ramadan – A month inside the world’s largest refugee camp at FCCT. Mar 11, 2026. Members free, non-members 300 baht; students and local media with ID 150 baht.

This evening (11 March), join the @fccthai.bsky.social for a "Rohingya Ramadan' - the amazing new film by Jidi Guo, followed by a panel discussion on the latest events in the #Rohingya camps in #Bangladesh, now the largest refugee camps in the world. Starts at 7 pm. www.fccthai.com/event/a-rohi...

11.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The five Mother Nature Cambodia activists have been denied bail The Bruno Manser Fonds is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the five detained environmental activists of Mother Nature Cambodia.

Leading Swiss environmental and forestry NGO Bruno Manser Fonds is calling for the immediate & unconditional release of the Mother Nature #Cambodia 5 activists unjustly imprisoned for peacefully exercising their rights The #MNC5 must be freed now! No more excuses! #FreetheMNC5 bmf.ch/en/news/den-...

11.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, that would be their standard response.

11.03.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mtacalendar.bsky.social

09.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it's not "officially" happening - since the #Cambodia ban on the outlet continues. And I know it's not the same team ;-)

09.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democratic Voice of Burma Peacock Film Festival | FCCT Join us for Democratic Voice of Burma Peacock Film Festival at FCCT. Mar 25, 2026. Members free, non-members 250 baht; students and local media with ID 150 baht.

Back by popular demand, films from the frontlines of #Burma coming to the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social on 25 March at 7 pm. Don't miss the films, and the conversation on what's happening in #Myanmar that follows! www.fccthai.com/event/democr...

09.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Very pleased that Voice of Democracy (VOD) Khmer is reporting again from #Cambodia. Their independent voice is much needed for the people of Cambodia. Great report here on the continued unjust imprisonment of the Mother Nature Cambodia 5. #MNC5 www.vodkhmer.news/2026/03/03/i...

09.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | What Watching a Furious Hillary Clinton Showed Me

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/o...

08.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
March 11, 2026

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Screening "A Rohingya Ramadan – A month inside the world’s largest refugee camp" & Discussion panel with Jidi Guo, producer-director, A Rohingya Ramadan.

Abdullah Bawshore, Rohingya photographer featured in the film.

Salman Khan, Humanitarian Affairs Manager, MΓ©decins Sans FrontiΓ¨res (MSF), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Other panelists (to be confirmed).

Moderator: Phil Robertson, director, Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates, FCCT board member.

March 11, 2026 19:00 Screening "A Rohingya Ramadan – A month inside the world’s largest refugee camp" & Discussion panel with Jidi Guo, producer-director, A Rohingya Ramadan. Abdullah Bawshore, Rohingya photographer featured in the film. Salman Khan, Humanitarian Affairs Manager, MΓ©decins Sans FrontiΓ¨res (MSF), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Other panelists (to be confirmed). Moderator: Phil Robertson, director, Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates, FCCT board member.

New event!
πŸ“†11th March
πŸ•–7pm Thailand Time

@fccthai.bsky.social hold screening of "A Rohingya Ramadan – A month inside the world’s largest refugee camp" & panel with Jidi Guo, Abdullah Bawshore, Salman Khan & @reaproy.bsky.social

Details:
www.fccthai.com/event/a-rohi...

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So now WTF do you say, @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social about giving your silly FIFA "Peace Prize" to the guy who just lit the Middle East on fire? Do you think it will be over by the time you drag the World Cup to Saudi Arabia?

07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not just one casino, but several.

This war with Iran will not end well.

07.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exactly this. A shirt sent to me by a friend in Illinois.

07.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Your Representative to Support Increased Federal Arts Funding for FY27 Congress needs to hear from you as it makes decisions about next year’s funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)! Contact your Representat...

For US citizens! Support funding for the arts! I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Your Representative to Support Increased Federal Arts Funding for FY27. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

06.03.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent report on the Mother Nature #Cambodia 5 by Voice of Democracy (VOD), which is making an amazing underground comeback after being banned by the regime in Phnom Penh. #MNC5 are the heart of the Cambodian environmental movement & must be freed! #FreetheMNC5 www.vodkhmer.news/2026/03/03/i...

04.03.2026 10:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Laos: Investigate Prominent Dissident’s Death Lao authorities should urgently and impartially investigate the suspicious death of an outspoken critic of the government and appropriately prosecute those responsible.

Laos must seriously investigate prominent dissident’s death www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

03.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cambodian court rejects appeal by Mother Nature Five for early release - UCA News Cambodia’s Supreme Court has denied the appeal for early release for five Mother Nature activists. Discover the latest on the crackdown on environmental dissent in Phnom Penh

"By denying them bail & deliberately slow-walking the appeals court process, the government wants to compel these 5 green heroes to apologize & plead for mercy, but that's not going to happen." Mother Nature #Cambodia 5 have done nothing wrong, free them now! #MNC5 www.ucanews.com/amp/cambodia...

03.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mother Nature Five Remain Jailed as Supreme Court Rejects Latest Release Bid PHNOM PENH — Nearly two years after they were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, five young environmental activists from Mother Nature Cambodia remain ...

Speaking to @cambodianess.com about the unjust imprisonment of the Mother Nature #Cambodia 5. β€œThey should not have to spend a single day more behind bars” because they were simply exercising their civil & political rights in a peaceful fashion. Let the #MNC5 go now! cambodianess.com/article/moth...

03.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 600 days in prison for the Mother Nature Cambodia 5! This travesty of justice must end now for the #MNC5. Free them immediately & unconditionally. #Cambodia

02.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flash Info: Mother Nature Activists Denied Release The country’s highest court denied release for five activists from the Mother Nature environmental group, prolonging their detention on charges of plotting against the state and insulting th...

More news about the unacceptable denial of bail for the Mother Nature Cambodia 5 #MNC5 in Phnom Penh this morning. Peaceful expression & public assembly for environmental protection should absolutely NOT be a crime. It's time to #FreetheMNC5 now! #Cambodia www.licadho-cambodia.org/flashnews.ph...

02.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thailand's economy about to take serious collateral damage from the Trump/Bibi war on Iran.

Another great editorial cartoon by Stephff.

02.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheryl, you don't know WTF you are talking about. These 40 people had nothing to do with anything in Syria. So kindly piss off with your allegations of "fake news" because you are completely clueless about this.

02.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No idea why.

02.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New event
πŸ“†6th March
πŸ•–19:00 Thailand time

At @fccthai.bsky.social Panel: "Impacts in South and Southeast Asia from Russia’s Illegal War in Ukraine: Atrocities, Exploitation, and Accountability"

W/ @oksanapokalchuk.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more

Details:
www.fccthai.com/event/impact...

01.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Outrageous & unacceptable decision by #Cambodia's gov't controlled court to again deny bail to the Mother Nature Cambodia 5 #MNC5 who now have been in prison for more than 600 days. Peacefully exercising rights to demand environmental protection is NOT a crime. #FreetheMNC5 now!

02.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mtacalendar.bsky.social @milkteaalliance.bsky.social Including discussion on what's happening in #Myanmar, and duplicitous, forced recruitment of #Bangladesh men by Russians, forcing them to flight on the frontlines of the conflict.

28.02.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Impacts in South and Southeast Asia from Russia’s Illegal War in Ukraine: Atrocities, Exploitation, and Accountability | FCCT Join us for Impacts in South and Southeast Asia from Russia’s Illegal War in Ukraine: Atrocities, Exploitation, and Accountability at FCCT. Mar 06, 2026. Free and open to all

Look forward to moderating @fortifyrights.bsky.social & Truth Hounds panel on the Russian invasion of #Ukraine & impacts it's having in South and SE Asia. Free & open to all, 7 March at 7 pm in #Bangkok at FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social. Should be a fascinating discussion. www.fccthai.com/event/impact...

28.02.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thailand’s deported Uyghurs have vanished in China- UCA News One year after Thailand's midnight deportation of 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China, Human Rights Watch reports they have vanished. Explore the international outcry, the failed monitoring promises, an...

β€œThai gov't still has blood on their hands from their heartless, rights-abusing forced return of the Uyghurs to China to face detention, torture, forced labor, & worse. It’s basically impossible to fully state how completely wronged these men were by the Thai state" www.ucanews.com/news/thailan...

28.02.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thailand: Free Speech Activists Get 32-Month Sentences A Thai court on February 20, 2026, sentenced a prominent free speech activist and three others to 32 months in prison for criticizing King Maha Vajiralongkorn under Thailand’s royal insult law.

β€œThe abuse of lese majeste charges in Thailand should end & all those held should be released. The government’s prosecution of Pimsiri Petchnamrob specifically for criticizing lese majeste law marks further backsliding on fundamental freedoms in Thailand” says @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

24.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Standing with #Ukraine on the 4th anniversary of Russia's criminal, outrageous & unacceptable invasion of Ukraine -- in #Bangkok today!

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