Laos

Dying for land in Lao?
- Asean Post
- 16 October 2019
Villagers detained for defending their lands from land grabs were beaten and subjected to electric shocks in the days following their arrest, with another later reported to have died in custody.
Respect and protect the Mekong people’s rights to land and resources: A call for support
- Mekong Solidarity
- 11 September 2019
Threats of and actual displacements of rural communities in the Mekong have been on the rise amid increasing land deals for corporate plantations, mining, logging, biofuels, food crops for exports.
Lao protest villagers held since 2017 have been sentenced
- Radio Free Asia
- 06 August 2019
Nine Lao villagers held for over two years for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six years.
L’accord commercial du RCEP va intensifier l’accaparement de terres en Asie
- GRAIN
- 30 July 2019
Le RCEP changera la manière dont les gouvernements décident des droits fonciers et qui a accès à la terre. Il pourrait par conséquent intensifier l’accaparement des terres en Asie. Nouvel article de GRAIN.
RCEP trade deal will intensify land grabbing in Asia
- GRAIN
- 15 July 2019
RCEP will not just change rules on the export and import of goods and services; it will change how governments decide on rights to land and who has access to it.
Lao authorities allow Chinese firm to plant on land promised to dam collapse survivors
- Radio Free Asia
- 29 May 2019
A Chinese-backed firm is growing bananas on 2,000 hectare of land promised by the government of Laos as compensation to survivors of a 2018 dam collapse.
Vinamilk, Lao-Jagro partner in organic dairy farm and resort
- Vientiane Times
- 28 May 2019
Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest dairy company, has teamed up with Lao and Japanese businesses to build an organic dairy farm and resort in Xieng Khuang province, Laos. The first phase of the farm will cover 5,000 ha and the second phase is expected to expand the farm to 15,000-20,000 ha.
Lao villager dies after 8 years in jail over land grab protest
- Radio Free Asia
- 20 May 2019
A Lao villager held in jail since 2011 as a leader of a land protest in the country’s Salavan province has died in custody. The seizure of land for development or agricultural use has been a major cause of protest in Laos and other authoritarian Asian countries
Chinese banana plantations in Lao district leave locals with little land to farm
- Radio Free Asia
- 05 Mar 2019
Concessions of land made by the government of Laos to Chinese banana farms are leaving villagers in one northern district without enough land of their own to feed their families, RFA sources say
Lao protest villager freed, 11 still held
- RFA
- 18 January 2019
Lao authorities have released a villager held since 2017 for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company, but 11 others remain in detention, with another reported to have died in custody last year.
Livestock company inks deal for more land in XiengKhuang
- Vientiane Times
- 26 December 2018
A 3,552 ha land concession in XiengKhuang province will be granted to Lao-Jagro Development XiengKhuang Co, which is 51% owned by the Vietnamese dairy company Vinamilk.
Laos Rights group demands transparency in case against 10 Lao villagers jailed over land dispute
- Radio Free Asia
- 07 November 2018
A civil society organization in Laos has called on the government to proceed with its case against ten villagers jailed for more than a year over a land dispute in a transparent manner and demanded an update on their health conditions in prison.