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Thai northerners gather to support the 14 embattled anti-junta activists
People gathered in the northern province of Chiang Mai, Thailand, to show moral support to the 14 embattled anti-junta activists under tight monitoring of the police and military officers.On Sunday, 5...
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The Wheels of Revolution go Round and Round
Harrison George I got this cycling thing all wrong.Somehow I foolishly thought that the government and the BMA and everyone else who has been talking up the idea of cycling were thinking in terms of...
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People show solidarity with the 14 embattled anti-junta activists
Activists, academics, and many others gathered at Thammasat University to show their solidarity for the 14 embattled anti-junta activists and call for their release as their custody period is drawing...
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Thais & New Yorkers demand release of 14 anti-junta activists
Unsilence Thailand NEW YORK, NY: (July 6, 2015) - Members of Unsilence Thailand and supporters demonstrated today at the Royal Thai Consulate General in New York City in support of the release of 14...
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Anti-coup Thai students in Europe, French state officials support the 14...
French state officials for human rights wrote messages to support the 14 embattled anti-junta activists after anti-coup Thai students in Europe issued a statement calling for an immediate release of...
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The 14 embattled anti-junta activists to be released
The Thai military court has turned down the custody permission against the 14 anti-junta activists on one of their charges. However, they still have to face trials.At about 11:30 Tuesday, 7 July 2015,...
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Czech film shows parallels of constantly-changing autocratic regimes: critics
Asaree Thaitrakulpanich Film critics say a Czech film, set in 20th century Czechoslovakia, recently screened in a central Bangkok mall, reflects the role of autocratic regimes in everyday life and...
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Scholars, writers, and citizens from around the world support the Thai 14
International Solidarity for Thai Students and Teachers Scholars, writers, and citizens from around the world support the Thai 14Scholars, writers, and citizens from around the world have sent...
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High profile Thai human rights defender accused of sedition
A Thai police officer has accused a board member of Amnesty International Thailand (AI Thailand) of sedition for showing support for the 14 embattled anti-junta activists. Baramee Chairat, a recently...
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ASEAN Parliamentarians call on Cambodia to abandon restrictive, undemocratic...
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) JAKARTA, 8 July 2015 – ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) today called on the Cambodian government to abandon its proposed Law on...
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14 embattled anti-junta activists reunite with their families
The 14 embattled anti-junta activists reunite with their families after nearly two weeks of detention. However, their charges linger on.At around 5:30 am on Wednesday, 8 July 2015, the prison staffs...
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Bill giving criminal offense to employers denying to pay workers on military...
The Thai junta’s cabinet gave a green light to a bill on Military Reserve Force (MRF) to establish the MRF Committee in order to tighten up calls for military services and lay out criminal offences...
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Thailand's 300 baht minimum wage can't support 3-person family: researcher
The Thai minimum wage cannot support three people, and therefore does not meet international standards, says a leading research institute. The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) states that...
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Thai authorities summon TV station over program on Deep South talk
The Thai broadcasting authorities warned a TV station over broadcasting a program on the Deep South peace talk, saying that the program could lead to conflict and confusion.According to PPTV News, the...
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Junta asks overseas Thais to explain coup to foreigners
Khaosod English: The secretary-general of Thailand's ruling military junta has urged Thais living abroad to explain the reasons behind the May 2014 coup d'etat to foreigners."I want all of you who live...
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Thai military denies involvement in arresting 14 anti-junta activists
A junta representative said that the military took no part in the arrest of the 14 anti-junta activists and dismissed allegations of intimidating villagers who support the activists. On Wednesday, 8...
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Red shirt detained incommunicado for posting rumour about junta leader
Police have arrested without a warrant and detained incommunicado a red-shirt woman for allegedly posting a false rumour that the Thai junta leader secretly keeps money in Singapore. A red-shirt...
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Freshly-released anti-coup student activists tell stories from jail Part 1
Panida Dumri and Nattamon Krajangdararat Freed anti-junta activists from the Dao Din group talk to Prachatai about their experience in jail and how they learned about the value of freedom. On...
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Outside context problems and contact ghosts in the shell
John Draper Before anyone can hope to comprehend Thailand’s performance in terms of human rights and therefore have the temerity to develop policy implications, it is necessary to first understand the...
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14 anti-junta activists stand firm on struggle for democracy after their release
The 14 embattled anti-junta activists have vowed to fight on after their temporary release, saying that the Thai junta’s orders to maintain national security are illegitimate.At 15:15 pm on Thursday, 9...
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