Jack Luangsuphom News Today

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.

A Laotian political activist who was reported to have died after being shot twice at close range in fact survived the attack, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot in the face and side in a Vientiane cafe on Saturday and

A Laotian political activist who was reported to have died after being shot twice at close range in fact survived the attack, Human Rights Watch group has confirmed.

Rights group says earlier reports that Anousa Luangsuphom died after being shot point blank were false

BANGKOK (AFP) A Laotian political activist who was reported to have died after being shot twice at close range in fact survived the attack, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday (May 4).

The 25-year-old had run a popular Facebook page where people aired views critical of the authorities.

A well-known critic of the Laos government has been shot dead in a late-night attack in the capital.

Human rights groups demand urgent and impartial investigations as he was among few people openly critical of the government

Anousa 'Jack' Luangsuphom, a prominent activist and critic of the Laos government has been killed, with graphic footage of his murder being published online by state media. The murder took place at a cafe in the capital Vientiane on Saturday. Laos, a Communist country has long received criticism for its poor human rights records. It has also failed to properly investigate the disappearances of government critics. The killing of Luangsuphom has drawn criticism from Human Rights Watch an...