Rights Groups Urge Laos Government to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Political Activist

Rights Groups Urge Laos Government to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Political Activist
People walking in front of the Patuxai war monument in the center of Vientiane, Laos, on March 12, 2020. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images
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Human rights groups have urged the Laotian authorities to launch a probe into the killing of political activist Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom, who was shot dead by an unidentified assailant on April 29.

Luangsuphom was attacked late at night while sitting at a coffee shop in the Chanthabuly district of Vientiane province. The 25-year-old activist was shot twice in the face and chest, local media reported.

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