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Military court rejects bail for abducted junta critics
The Military Court has rejected the bail for the eight junta critics, abducted by the military on Wednesday, citing the junta’s order and severity of the crime. On Friday, 29 April 2016, after lawyers...
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Mahakan Fort community asks court for protection
Residences of the ancient Mahakan Fort asked the Administrative Court for protection as an eviction by the order of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is looming near.People from Mahakan Fort...
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Military court detains supporter of eight abducted junta critics for lѐse...
The Military Court has detained a supporter of the eight abducted junta critics, who is accused by the junta legal team of lѐse majesté.The Military Court of Bangkok on Saturday morning, 30 April 2016,...
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This is what you want to play: Watana Muangsook
Watana Muangsook Every lawyer in the world must be shock by the news about the arrest without bail of the 8 victims who were charged of a computer crime against the national security for drawing a...
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Activists charged after posting messages for eights abducted junta critics
Police charged activists for violating the public cleanliness act for posting messages on post-its for the eight abducted junta critics while a few others were interrogated for participating in the...
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Junta leader warns media on criticising govt as Deep South peace talk stalled
After expressing his frustration over the latest Deep South peace talk, the Thai junta leader warned media not to criticise the government for the stalled peace dialogue with Deep South insurgent...
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Pro-democracy academic, activists summoned into military camp
The Thai military in the northern province of Chiang Mai summoned a pro-democracy academic and activists into a military camp.The BBC Thai reported on Tuesday morning, 3 May 2016, that Pinkaew...
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Facebook chat is no longer safe: abducted junta critic
An abducted critic of the junta charged with lѐse majesté has warned that private Facebook chat is no longer safe under the military regime. On Monday, 2 April 2016, the Facebook page of a citizen...
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"Watch Yourself”, junta leader tells reporter on World Press Freedom Day
Khaosod English When a veteran reporter said, “Freedom of the press is freedom of the people” Tuesday, the junta chief advised her to watch herself. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, members...
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Charter referendum rules unfair to critics: former law reform commissioner
A former law reform commissioner said that a fair referendum on the draft constitution is only dream under the repressive political environment while an election commissioner maintained that laws to...
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Fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Saturday, 30 April 2016, was the fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a long-time labour rights activist and human rights defender. On...
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Suspect on disappearance of Karen activist appointed as park protection chief
The national park department has appointed a former chief of a western national park as a head of the new park protection unit despite the fact that he is a prime suspect of an enforced disappearance...
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Fusion to Be Commercialised Thirty Years Faster than Expected - Civil...
On May 2 2016, Professor Jaeyoung Park , president of the world's leading commercial fusion company, EMC2, delivered a special lecture at Khon Kaen University, hosted by the College of Local...
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Open Letter to Former PM Abhisit re Thai Military’s Stasi Tactics
John Draper Dear Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva,My name is John Draper. I work at Khon Kaen University and I write occasional op ed columns for The Bangkok Post, The Nation, and Prachatai. In...
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Missing human rights defender Den Kamlae
Front Line Defenders Over two weeks since he was last seen, on 16 April 2016, the whereabouts of Mr Den Kamlae remain unknown. The human rights defender was last seen entering a forest close to his...
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Draft constitution: devoid of disability rights
Nalutporn Krairiksh The draft constitution going up for the referendum vote on 7 August degrades the issue of disability rights to an appalling level. It shows the junta’s point of view of the...
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Military court denies bail for eight abducted junta critics
The Military Court rejected bails for the eight abducted junta critics for the second time while the junta leader maintained that the eight violated the laws.The Military Court of Bangkok on Tuesday, 3...
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Hasn’t the press enjoyed enough freedom?: Thai junta leader on Press Freedom Day
Thai media has called on the Thai junta to abolish orders restricting freedom of the press while the junta leader scolded the demand, implying that Thai media already enjoys enough freedom. According...
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NCPO Order No. 13/2016: junta’s attempt to establish full military regime
Kornkritch Somjittranukit Thai human rights are in free fall; the ruling junta perceives human rights as a threat to national security. NCPO Order No. 13/2016 is the junta’s attempt to establish a...
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Military intimidates anti-dam activist with sedition law
The Thai military summoned an anti-dam activist into a military camp, warning that he might be charged with the computer crime act and the sedition law for his facebook post reporting land dispute...
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