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Court dismisses charges against anti-junta activist
Kongpob Areerat The district court of Bangkok has dismissed charges against an embattled anti-junta activist indicted for protesting against the coup-maker in May 2014.The Court of Pathumwan District,...
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Threatened seafarer tribes demand rights over their home
Seafarer tribes in southern Thailand facing eviction have submitted a petition to the Ministry of Justice calling for rights over their home. Members of the seafarer community in Mueang District of...
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Raiders of the Lost Lark
Harrison George The Thai police have reacted angrily to international coverage of the latest ‘vice’ raid, which is being portrayed as another bumbling bone-headed police farce.A video of the raid,...
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Arrest warrants re-issued for anti-junta activists
The Military Court has for the second time issued arrest warrants for anti-junta activists calling for an investigation into corruption allegations concerning a park constructed by the Royal Thai...
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Love under Emergency Decree
Thaweeporn Kummetha This time of year, couples often show their love for each other. But political prisoners and their spouses are not so fortunate, and remain separated, often for many years....
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Military addressing the report on torture and degrading treatment in the Deep...
Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) On 11 Feb 16, the spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), Maj. Gen. Banpot Poonpien, revealed that regarding the torture and other cruel,...
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Formal Deep South peace talk getting closer
A Malaysian media has reported that the Thai state authorities and the Deep South insurgent groups are getting closer towards staging a formal peace talk. Malaysiakini on Tuesday, 9 February 2016,...
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Bail denied to man mocking the King’s dog
The Military Court has again denied bail to a lèse majesté suspect accused of mocking the King’s dog while the suspect’s defence lawyer maintains that the case does not fall under the lèse majesté law....
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Thailand: End Impunity and Ensure Justice for Community under Attack
The Observatory (Geneva/London/Paris/Brussels, 11 February 2016) - On the first anniversary of the death of land rights activist Chai Bunthonglek, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development...
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THAILAND: Rights defenders threatened for documenting army torture
Asian Human Rights Commission On 11 February 2016 the Thai army threatened human rights defenders for documenting the military’s continued use of torture on detainees in the country’s south. Major...
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Lèse majesté trial of elderly writer with psychosis continues
The Military Court has ruled to continue the trial of an elderly independent writer accused of defaming the Thai monarchy despite the fact that he has been diagnosed with psychosis. iLaw, an...
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Villager allegedly abused by police meets NHRC
An embattled villager facing eviction has filed a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), alleging that police officers abused her.Chatdaporn Seelae, a villager from Nong Phai Lom...
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Activist faces charge under new Assembly Act
Thai police have reportedly filed a charge against the leader of a traditional fishery group for not notifying the authorities before holding a rally at Government House. The police last week summoned...
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Nidhi Eoseewong: What’s the point of having a military?
Nidhi Eoseewong To question “What’s the point of having a military?” will certainly cause a problem. The problem, however, does not belong to those who are high-ranking soldiers. They might have a...
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Police spokesman Prawut to be indicted
Khaosod English High-ranking police officials including a well-known police spokesman will be prosecuted for allegedly installing a communications device atop Bangkok’s tallest building for a...
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Men believed to be security officers intimidate Deep South activist
Men claiming to be border police officers have visited the home of a Deep South activist who took part in compiling a recent report on the torture of Malay Muslims in the region. Thai Lawyers for...
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It’s not okay: What Thais really mean by “Mai Pen Rai”
Nanticha Ocharoenchai It’s a known fact that mai pen rai is one of the most-used responses in the Thai language. The three syllables roughly translate to “it’s okay” or “don’t worry” — but what does...
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Anti-Burmese soap uses time travel and romance to hammer home regressive values
Asaree Thaitrakulpanich A time-traveling romantic soap opera surrounding the events of Bang Rachan, based on a novel written by a right-wing author, colours the imagined past through rosy,...
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Thai judicial system needs reform as well as the military: activists, academic
Kongpob Areerat Well-known pro-democracy activists and an academic have concluded that in addition to reforming its military, Thailand needs to reform its judicial institutions as well to get out of...
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Energy Campaigning for Thailand’s Social Democrats
John Draper IntroductionThe last Special Circumstances column reported on the collapse of ASEAN’s human systems due to climate change, particularly drought and rising sea levels. This column focuses...
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