Laos activist Anousa Luangsuphom gunned down in cafe attack

Rights groups call for urgent and independent investigation into killing of government critic

A prominent activist and critic of the government in Laos has been shot dead in an attack at a coffee shop in the capital, Vientiane.

Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom, 25, who runs a Facebook page where people share criticism of the government, was sitting in a cafe in Vientiane on 29 April when the attack happened.