Phil Robertson
@reaproy.bsky.social
Human rights & labor activist, working mostly in SE Asia. FCCT Board member and chair of Programs Committee. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS Grad. Cape Cod, Korat, Khon Kaen, Bangkok. Thai/Lao speaker
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Then worth watching @hrw.org Decline of Rights in 2025: Conflict, Aid Cuts, Democratic Backsliding — 2026 World Report Asia Release w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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2026.02.05 Decline of Rights in 2025: Conflict, Aid Cuts, Democratic Backsliding — 2026 World Re....
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February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Then worth watching @hrw.org Decline of Rights in 2025: Conflict, Aid Cuts, Democratic Backsliding — 2026 World Report Asia Release w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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Statement by the Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand (FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social) on the outrageous 20 year sentence against publisher Jimmy Lai in #HongKong. Clear violation of media freedom, freedom of expression.
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Statement by the Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand (FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social) on the outrageous 20 year sentence against publisher Jimmy Lai in #HongKong. Clear violation of media freedom, freedom of expression.
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
Statement by the Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand (FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social) on the outrageous 20 year sentence against publisher Jimmy Lai in #HongKong. Clear violation of media freedom, freedom of expression.
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Statement by the Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand (FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social) on the outrageous 20 year sentence against publisher Jimmy Lai in #HongKong. Clear violation of media freedom, freedom of expression.
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
Onwards with the Thai election - should be a fascinating week to come as they sort out who will be the government.
Enjoyed joining the round-robin discussion about the upcoming Thai election on TRT's The Newsmakers last night. The conversation starts at the 6 minute mark.
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
Could Thailand’s snap election break the old guard's grip on power?
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February 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Onwards with the Thai election - should be a fascinating week to come as they sort out who will be the government.
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Enjoyed joining the round-robin discussion about the upcoming Thai election on TRT's The Newsmakers last night. The conversation starts at the 6 minute mark.
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
Could Thailand’s snap election break the old guard's grip on power?
YouTube video by The Newsmakers
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Enjoyed joining the round-robin discussion about the upcoming Thai election on TRT's The Newsmakers last night. The conversation starts at the 6 minute mark.
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
In action yesterday at the FCCT in Bangkok. Thanks to HRW for asking me to come back and moderate their panel to launch the World Report yesterday.
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
In action yesterday at the FCCT in Bangkok. Thanks to HRW for asking me to come back and moderate their panel to launch the World Report yesterday.
Enjoyed joining the round-robin discussion about the upcoming Thai election on TRT's The Newsmakers last night. The conversation starts at the 6 minute mark.
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
Could Thailand’s snap election break the old guard's grip on power?
YouTube video by The Newsmakers
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Enjoyed joining the round-robin discussion about the upcoming Thai election on TRT's The Newsmakers last night. The conversation starts at the 6 minute mark.
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
#ThailandElection26 #WhatsHappeninginThailand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlA0...
It was a great pleasure to help moderate the Human Rights Watch's release in Asia of their World Report - yesterday at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in Bangkok. Seen here with the HRW crew after the launch.
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
It was a great pleasure to help moderate the Human Rights Watch's release in Asia of their World Report - yesterday at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in Bangkok. Seen here with the HRW crew after the launch.
Coming this Thursday, 5 Feb at 10:30am at FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in #Bangkok - Human Rights Watch will launch its annual World Report w/discussion of rights developments in 2025 across the Asia region by Asia director @elainepearson.bsky.social & team. www.fccthai.com/event/declin... #Rights2026
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Coming this Thursday, 5 Feb at 10:30am at FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in #Bangkok - Human Rights Watch will launch its annual World Report w/discussion of rights developments in 2025 across the Asia region by Asia director @elainepearson.bsky.social & team. www.fccthai.com/event/declin... #Rights2026
Part of the answer about why so many rabid #MAGA supporters are totally clueless about the world comes from their steady intake of Fox News. Here's a case in point.
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Part of the answer about why so many rabid #MAGA supporters are totally clueless about the world comes from their steady intake of Fox News. Here's a case in point.
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Wed:
RAP CON in Bangkok! at BACC, Bringing together rap & hip-hop artists who are committed to political & social struggles.
Thurs:
@hrw.org hold Launch of "Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2026" in Bangkok, at @fccthai.bsky.social w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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RAP CON in Bangkok! at BACC, Bringing together rap & hip-hop artists who are committed to political & social struggles.
Thurs:
@hrw.org hold Launch of "Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2026" in Bangkok, at @fccthai.bsky.social w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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February 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Wed:
RAP CON in Bangkok! at BACC, Bringing together rap & hip-hop artists who are committed to political & social struggles.
Thurs:
@hrw.org hold Launch of "Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2026" in Bangkok, at @fccthai.bsky.social w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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RAP CON in Bangkok! at BACC, Bringing together rap & hip-hop artists who are committed to political & social struggles.
Thurs:
@hrw.org hold Launch of "Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2026" in Bangkok, at @fccthai.bsky.social w/ @elainepearson.bsky.social @reaproy.bsky.social & more
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Horrible haze hanging over Bangkok today 😪
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Horrible haze hanging over Bangkok today 😪
Harking back to Melania's outfit that she wore on a visit to migrant children in a detention center. Great torching of her absolute flop of a movie....
January 31, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Harking back to Melania's outfit that she wore on a visit to migrant children in a detention center. Great torching of her absolute flop of a movie....
I just wrote a letter calling for a fair contract for writers for Hearst magazines from @wgaeast.bsky.social for @hearstunion.bsky.social. Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...
Fair contract for union members at Hearst
WGA East members at Hearst Magazines are bargaining for a fair union contract, and they need your support. Our contract proposals are reasonable, fair, and necessary for Hearst to be a sustainable pla...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I just wrote a letter calling for a fair contract for writers for Hearst magazines from @wgaeast.bsky.social for @hearstunion.bsky.social. Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...
Ital-Thai construction depicted in Thai cartoon for its horrifically lousy safety record that has cost the lives of workers and motorists, and most recently, riders on a train to Ubon Ratchatani. Executives at Ital-Thai needed to held criminally responsible & authorities should fine them heavily too
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Ital-Thai construction depicted in Thai cartoon for its horrifically lousy safety record that has cost the lives of workers and motorists, and most recently, riders on a train to Ubon Ratchatani. Executives at Ital-Thai needed to held criminally responsible & authorities should fine them heavily too
Fantastic Jonathan Pie take down of ICE brutality in America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU7L...
Terror in America.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Fantastic Jonathan Pie take down of ICE brutality in America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU7L...
Fantastic evening last night at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social for the #Thailand premier of the new movie, The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam. An absolutely full house for this riveting film about #Vietnam's authoritarian leader and the rights abuses committed under his leadership.
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Fantastic evening last night at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social for the #Thailand premier of the new movie, The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam. An absolutely full house for this riveting film about #Vietnam's authoritarian leader and the rights abuses committed under his leadership.
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Amazing film & discussion on Vietnam coming to the FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social this coming Wednesday, 28 January at 7 pm. Rights abuses & transnational repression amid foreign investment in Gen. To Lam's #Vietnam. Don't miss it! www.fccthai.com/event/the-ge...
The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam | FCCT
Join us for The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam at FCCT. Jan 28, 2026. Members free, non-members 150 baht; Thai media and students with ID, 150 baht.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Amazing film & discussion on Vietnam coming to the FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social this coming Wednesday, 28 January at 7 pm. Rights abuses & transnational repression amid foreign investment in Gen. To Lam's #Vietnam. Don't miss it! www.fccthai.com/event/the-ge...
US citizens, act now! Write your two Senators & Congressperson to tell them to support Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burmese asylum seekers in the USA! More than 4000 activists from #Burma #Myanmar face persecution if forced out of USA. Write letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: extend protections for Burmese refugees in the US
Take action against the Myanmar military junta.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM
US citizens, act now! Write your two Senators & Congressperson to tell them to support Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burmese asylum seekers in the USA! More than 4000 activists from #Burma #Myanmar face persecution if forced out of USA. Write letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Amazing film & discussion on Vietnam coming to the FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social this coming Wednesday, 28 January at 7 pm. Rights abuses & transnational repression amid foreign investment in Gen. To Lam's #Vietnam. Don't miss it! www.fccthai.com/event/the-ge...
The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam | FCCT
Join us for The General: Vietnam in the Age of To Lam at FCCT. Jan 28, 2026. Members free, non-members 150 baht; Thai media and students with ID, 150 baht.
www.fccthai.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Amazing film & discussion on Vietnam coming to the FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social this coming Wednesday, 28 January at 7 pm. Rights abuses & transnational repression amid foreign investment in Gen. To Lam's #Vietnam. Don't miss it! www.fccthai.com/event/the-ge...
Talking with Al-Jazeera on Trump's order suspending immigrant visa processing in #Thailand. Thai government & people are right to be angry about this. “The Trump administration is not respectful of the relationship; it has a transactional worldview.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
In US ally Thailand, feelings of betrayal after Trump’s visa freeze
Thais who planned to build a life in the US express shock at inclusion on list of blacklisted countries.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Talking with Al-Jazeera on Trump's order suspending immigrant visa processing in #Thailand. Thai government & people are right to be angry about this. “The Trump administration is not respectful of the relationship; it has a transactional worldview.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The scene on the street in Minneapolis-St.Paul as protesters resist the invasion and abuses of ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 AM
The scene on the street in Minneapolis-St.Paul as protesters resist the invasion and abuses of ICE.
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This fight didn’t start when I became Governor.
Today is a reminder of what’s at stake—and why I’ve spent my life standing up for abortion access.
I won’t stop now.
Today is a reminder of what’s at stake—and why I’ve spent my life standing up for abortion access.
I won’t stop now.
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This fight didn’t start when I became Governor.
Today is a reminder of what’s at stake—and why I’ve spent my life standing up for abortion access.
I won’t stop now.
Today is a reminder of what’s at stake—and why I’ve spent my life standing up for abortion access.
I won’t stop now.