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The authorities continued to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, detaining protesters and charging activists and an academic under repressive laws. Leaked documents revealed coordinated cyber operations targeting civil society and opposition groups. Human rights defenders received online threats of violence. Refoulement persisted with the unlawful deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China and the extradition of a Montagnard activist to Viet Nam. A landmark verdict held 13 soldiers accountable for torture committed in 2024. The government allowed Myanmar refugees living in camps to work legally outside the camps, while new legislation on ethnic groups drew criticism for sidelining Indigenous Peoples.

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