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8 May 2015
Southeast Asian Press Alliance
Freedom of expression in Laos slid further down in 2014 with the adoption of a series of measures aimed at tightening control over the media or curbing growing criticism over social media against the ruling party and the government.
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On the second anniversary of the enforced disappearance of prominent Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, regional and international organisations condemn the government's ongoing refusal to provide any information regarding Sombath's fate or whereabouts.
Human Rights Watch16 December 2014

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Media restrictions in Laos are part of a wider pattern of suppression of information, lack of transparency in business dealings, prevention of protests and cultural and religious oversight by the government and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
Index on Censorship15 May 2014
The fate of prominent social activist Sombath Somphone, who was apprehended at a police checkpoint in Vientiane one year ago, is yet to be disclosed by members of the government of Laos, whose investigation into his enforced disappearance was inadequate.
Human Rights Watch19 December 2013
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