Laignee Barron

Editor at AFP in Hong Kong. Wandering Californian. Previously in Cambodia and Myanmar. [email protected]

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

@ABushinsky @ABushinsky I’m a journalist at AFP. Could you please message me? Thanks

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

@MattByronArnold I'm a journalist at AFP trying to get in touch. [email protected]. Thanks much!

[Erich Parpart @erich_parpart]

In his first interview after spending nearly 20 days in jail, Anon (@arnonnampa) said thank you to everyone who are still fighting and that he will continue to do the same. #ม็อบ3พฤศจิกา

[Keith Richburg @keithrichburg]

Since when is asking tough questions to officials “aggressive” & “biased”? This is another step on the slippery slope to media repression. Journalists’ job is to hold power to account. After the police action last week, another blow to press freedom in HK. https://t.co/Y97amIQ1YE

[Sean Gleeson @seanjgleeson]

Hong Kong police arresting someone for wearing a mask at a time when it's against the law to not wear a mask

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

@LMorgenbesser The esoteric politicking of Myanmar is sorely under appreciated on this list

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@alicemuwu Oh no! That might be even worse than the beaches being closed given how hellish the HK sports facilities booking site is. Don't want a labyrinthine bureaucratic nightmare. Just want to sit on some sand

[Nury Turkel @nuryturkel]

Tragic to be in The #TIME100 because of my work to stop genocidal policies against my people. I would give anything not to be on the world stage, and just enjoy the #American dream. Grateful to @Dolkun_Isa of @UyghurCongress for the gracious tribute.
https://t.co/poHaCfCzzD

[TIME @TIME]

Chris Patten on @nathanlawkc: “He is simply a typically brave representative of a generation whose spirit the Communist Party wants to stamp out. But you cannot cage the idea of freedom” #TIME100 https://t.co/2osX6Y7xDd

[Nathan Law 羅冠聰 @nathanlawkc]

1. I am thrilled to learn that I am part of the #TIME100 2020 list. It has been a tough year for me -- leaving my hometown and embarking on an exiled life. But with no regrets, I become more determined to commit myself to the intl advocacy front of the Hong Kong Protest.

[TIME @TIME]

Introducing the 2020 #TIME100 featuring the pioneers, artists, leaders, icons and titans who have had the most impact this year https://t.co/FA12jF1B2P

[Alice Woodhouse @alicemuwu]

Others have pointed this out, but so much of the coverage of the protests was by small outlets, or students, including the livestreams of when police shot protesters. A free press kept the world informed. HK police to stop recognising local press passes https://t.co/da50YKQVoX

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

@JonathanEmont @sstrangio Or India 🧐

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Admittedly, I am not the target audience for this scheme, but this graphic alone makes me think the process is too convoluted to be worth it

[Richard Barrow @RichardBarrow]

“The special tourist visa scheme is starting to gain momentum as overseas offices under the Tourism Authority of Thailand report high interest from tour agents.”

♦️Special visa provisions prompt TAT inquiries https://t.co/aeO8BvLw3o #Thailand #ThaiTravelNews

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

“We seriously need to discuss the monarchy's role in Thai politics,” Arnon Nampa told a crowd in Bangkok, defying taboo and risking jail to spark a conversation around the king. My story, with video by Aria Chen and translation by Navaon Siradapuvadol.

https://t.co/9If5KJczpH

[Matthew Tostevin @TostevinM]

Yesterday and today. The plaque placed by Thai protesters declared the country belonged to the people and not the king. It has been removed. #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร #WhatsHappeningInThailand

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

Oh my

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Leave a bit of 🍯 for Pooh in the comments!

[Laignee Barron @laignee]

How to win friends and influence people: the coronavirus edition

[Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 @suilee]

With the help of colleagues from 4 countries, I write about how China is offering its coronavirus vaccines to its allies. Never mind that there is no approved vaccine yet. https://t.co/izED3g0OAy
with @salmanmasood @bhadrarukum Julfikar Ali Manik and Muktita Suhartono

[Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith]

THREAD: Two #Myanmar Army soldiers who confessed to massacres, rape, & other crimes against #Rohingya are now in the custody of the Int'l Criminal Court in the Hague. This is huge for #Rohingya and all survivors in #Myanmar. @FortifyRights news release: https://t.co/L57teI1vvf