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Re:Thai activist jailed under lese majeste laws for sharing ... by johnmagnus on Thursday August 17, 2017 @07:18AM (#15035658)
I'd start by supporting Amnesty International. An organization I've always trusted to put the spotlight on human rights issues and always manages to put pressure governments around the world to do better.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/thailand-activist-...

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Re:Thai activist jailed under lese majeste laws for sharing ... by throw2016 on Thursday August 17, 2017 @08:18AM (#15036012)
On the contrary orgs like Amnesty are so focused on putting the spotlight on other countries that they miss the stuff happening right under their noses both in the UK and here.

We need a new generation of activists who are less self serving and more aware of the risks posed by totalitarian tendencies with a more realistic perception of how the world works.

At the moment media, academics and NGOs are quick to turn the spotlight outward and barely register or handwave issues around Snowden, surveillance, whistle blowers, the NSA, GCHQ, privacy, border checks and harassment and the 'endless' wars.

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Re:Thai activist jailed under lese majeste laws for sharing ... by leereeves on Thursday August 17, 2017 @08:55AM (#15036284)
Amnesty hasn't ignored issues around Snowden.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=amnesty+international+snowden

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