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Political dissidents recall ordeal in women’s prison
Three female political dissidents, two of whom were forced to undertake pelvic examination, recalled their ordeal in women’s prison while human rights lawyers urged the Thai authorities not to violate...
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Authorities to ban t-shirts campaigning against draft charter
The Thai election commission has warned that people selling t-shirts with prints about the referendum on the junta-sponsored draft constitution might face up to 10 years imprisonment.On Wednesday, 4...
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Academics urge UN to investigate rights violations under junta
Thai academics have urged the UN to investigate human rights abuses as the Thai junta increases its crackdown on political dissidents ahead of the referendum on the draft constitution.The BBC Thai...
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Facebook blocks Thailand from page satirizing monarchy
Khaosod English In the first apparent acknowledgement it is cooperating with Thai authorities in censoring content, Facebook has blocked its users in Thailand from accessing a page satirizing...
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Junta to replace elected local councillors with appointed bureaucrats
The latest order by the junta replaces elected local councillors with appointed government officials and gives the junta head the power to directly dismiss ‘corrupt’ councillors. This will allow the...
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Junta to arrest activist’s mother for lèse-majesté
The Military Court has issued an arrest warrant for Patnaree Charnkij, mother of a pro-democracy activist, for lèse-majesté. Her lawyer said authorities issued an arrest warrant without a summons. On...
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Thai Facebookers deactivate their accounts due to pro-junta policy
Thai academics and activists have announced that they will deactivate their Facebook accounts as a protest against Facebook Thailand for its compromise with the junta on censorship. Other activists are...
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Police to activists: take Ja New’s mom as example
The Thai police chief has warned anti-junta activists to take the case of the arrested activist’s mother as an example of what happens to those who oppose the junta. On Saturday, 7 May 2016, Chakthip...
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Regime's stance hurts South peace talks
Rungrawee Chalermsripinyorat The removal of a senior military officer who had played a key role in the Thai dialogue team in the southern peace talks, and the team's unreadiness to endorse the draft...
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THAILAND: TLHR lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri’s case to be transferred to public...
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) On 27 April 2016, Ms. Sirikan (“June”) Charoensiri, a lawyer at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, received a summons to report to the public prosecutor at the Office...
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Thailand to unilaterally review TOR of deep south peace talk
Bangkok is going to unilaterally review the terms of reference (TOR), aka rule of peace talk, of the peace dialogue with the Muslim Malay insurgents. Meanwhile, the delegates of the insurgents groups...
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Thailand: 8 charged for mocking junta leader on Facebook
Human Rights Watch Thailand’s military junta should drop sedition and other criminal charges against eight people for mocking the prime minister on Facebook, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
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An Extraordinary Event of Ordinary People Part 2
Hara Shintaro Part 2: The hidden messages from the peopleThe fund-raising tea party organized by the supporters of Pondok Jihad on 19 March 2016 in Yaring District, Pattani Province was attended by...
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Facebook rejects allegation of leaking information to junta
Facebook has rebutted Thai Facebook users’ concerns that the company has compromised its privacy policy to the Thai government, following the arrests of online activists charged with private Facebook...
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Military regime crushes community rights: academics, activists
Despites laws on community rights under previous constitutions, academics and activists pointed out that rights over resources for local communities have been put under severe strain from the...
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Interview with Prajak Kongkirati on what military is trying to do during ‘the...
Kornkritch Somjittranukit Weakening elected government officials, enhancing bureaucracy, and increasing relations with influential capitalists is what the military is trying to do to secure its...
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Military court releases 8 abducted junta critics
The Military Court has released the eight abducted junta critics charged with sedition for mocking the junta leader.The Military Court of Bangkok on Tuesday, 10 May 2016, granted bail to Supachai...
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Cabinet orders closure of controversial gold mine
The cabinet has ordered a closure of a controversial gold mine in the northern province of Phichit by the end of 2016, adding that the Labour Ministry will assist about 1,000 mine workers once it...
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2 of 8 junta critics detained again for lѐse majesté
After the Military Court released the eight junta critics charged for sedition on bail, police detained two of the eight again as they have been charged of lѐse majesté. The police, at around 5:20 pm...
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Banharn model: political journey from local influence to prime minister
Kornkritch Somjittranukit An academic has claimed that the network monarchy in Thailand played a role in the political success of Banharn Silpa-archa, the former Prime Minister who passed away...
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