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  • Indonesian palm oil company sues experts who helped secure $18m pollution ruling

    Indonesian palm oil company sues experts who helped secure $18m pollution ruling

    Jul 25, 2025

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    Hans Nicholas Jong
    Hans Nicholas Jong

    Two top Indonesian environmental experts, Bambang Hero Saharjo and Basuki Wasis, are being sued by palm oil firm PT Kalimantan Lestari Mandiri for their court testimony that helped convict the company for massive fires in Borneo.

  • Behind closed doors: Thailand moves toward secret proceedings in trials of activists

    Behind closed doors: Thailand moves toward secret proceedings in trials of activists

    Jul 16, 2025

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    Panrapee Tiabtiam
    Panrapee Tiabtiam

    A growing number of Thai activists facing charges for political expression are being tried behind closed doors. In several recent cases, the courts ordered in camera trials and prohibited the publication of information on the proceedings, raising questions about judicial transparency and concerns that defendants were not receiving fair trials. In response, the question of…

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