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Recent Corrections
Reports received from multiple sources that Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom died on the way to the hospital on April 29, 2023, proved to be false. On the evening of May 3, Anousa’s family and other sources provided Human Rights Watch verbal confirmation and photographic evidence that Anousa survived the shooting and is now receiving medical treatment in a hospital in Vientiane, Laos. Human Rights Watch emphasizes the responsibility of the Lao government to ensure protection for Anousa while he recovers, and to undertake a thorough and impartial investigation into the shooting.
This text has been redacted to accuractely reflect the government’s criminal investigation against some members of Memorial.
This article clarified the original text to say that Doctors Without Borders (MSF) had to suspend its operations in El Geneina in West Darfur.
This article was updated to reflect that Human Rights Watch did not first reveal the September 2022 incident but contributed to reporting following earlier local media reports.
5/11/23: This report was amended after a witness told Human Rights Watch that she had incorrectly identified one of the people seen in some pictures of protests in Juliaca.
5/10/2023: This press release has been updated to accurately reflect Ali Laarayedh's age at the time of publishing.
This article has been updated to reflect that France24 did not broadcast the full interview it conducted with Abou Obeida Youssef al-Annabi on March 6, but only aired a 19-second clip from the interview.
We corrected a spelling error in a previous version of this press release.
A previous version of this dispatch recorded paraphrased remarks as a quote.
The news release has been updated to indicate the correct period of time since the previous draft law on domestic violence was withdrawn.