Dictatorship in unstable Laos in new crackdown including Laos activist’s disappearance

Laos dictatorship remains dependent on China dictatorship and Russia

Activist disappearance strikes fear into Laos civil society

AFP

One month after a prominent activist mysteriously vanished, Laos’ nascent civil society is living in fear despite the communist regime’s vow it had nothing to do with his disappearance. Sombath Somphone, 62, the founder of a non-governmental organisation campaigning for sustainable development.