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Military court grants bail for hunger striking activist
A military court in Thailand’s northeast has granted bail for a hunger striking anti-junta student activist. A t-shirt with the word “commoners" has been also deemed a threat to national security by a...
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8 junta critics indicted for crimes against state
A military prosecutor has officially charged eight people allegedly involved in a Facebook page mocking the Thai junta leader for crimes against the state.The Military Judge Advocate General’s Office...
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Repealing constitution is possible, but will take time: student activists
Catherine Yen Amid grim hope, student activists representing various groups have argued civil society can still take concrete steps towards repealing Thailand’s new constitution, even if the amendment...
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Junta-appointed senate can propose PM candidates: junta’s lawmakers
The junta-appointed senate should have the right to propose Prime Ministerial candidates, said a spokesman for the junta’s lawmakers. On Tuesday, 23 August 2016, Jet Siratharanon, the spokesperson for...
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Thailand: Insurgents target civilians in Deep South
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces have committed an apparent series of bombings against civilians that may amount to crimes against humanity, Human...
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A monarch seeks to abdicate: The state of the state
John Draper The recent August 8 statement by Emperor Akihito of Japan stating the desire for an alternative to a decline in both duties and the wish for the activities of the Japanese monarchy to be...
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Karen allegedly tortured to death during conscription: mother's testimony
Janjira Lintong Pvt Somchai Si-ueangdoi is from the Karen ethnic group and from Chiang Mai. He decided to serve in the military to earn money to support his mom and sister after his dad passed away....
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Police raid human rights forum to arrest southern nomad
At a seminar held by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand, police officers attempted to arrest an ethnic tribesman without an arrest warrant. On Thursday, 25 August 2016, Suracha...
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New Computer Crime Bill, a blank check for censorship: Thai Digital...
The Thai Digital Federation urged the lawmakers to amend the draft of the Computer Crime Bill, saying that it opens space for the authorities to suppress the rights to freedom of...
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Junta’s latest attempt to regulate faith suppresses rights and freedom: experts
Kongpob Areerat To amend woes in the new constitution, the Thai junta premier has once again enacted absolute power to issue an order aimed at patronising and protecting Buddhism and other faiths....
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Southern nomads plead UN for protection against discrimination
After the police attempted to arrest a forest nomad in the middle of human rights forum, a network of tribesmen in southern Thailand have submitted a petition to the UN, asking for a protection against...
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Military Court frees members of Chiang Mai political clan accused of sedition
The Chiang Mai military court has released members of a political clan accused of committing crimes against the state by distributing letters criticising the junta-sponsored draft constitution.The...
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Thai statesmen urge junta to enshrined coups in constitution
The president of Thailand’s statesmen have urged the junta to amend the draft charter to open a channel for constitutional military intervention during political deadlocks. The statesmen reasoned that...
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'Wolf Bride' and 'Da Torpedo' freed from prison
Khaosod English The patience of family, friends and supporters was rewarded Saturday when an activist performer and Redshirt firebrand were among 138 women to walk out prison Saturday morning.Pornthip...
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Death of a newspaper
Frank G Anderson Many foreigners, it seems, often cite the Thai media as being cowardly and not performing the noble job that the Fourth Estate is poetically linked with – establishing truth, fighting...
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Prachatai journalist, 4 activists indicted over anti-draft charter leaflets
Public prosecutors have indicted a Prachatai journalist and four anti-junta activists over leaflets allegedly campaigning against the junta-sponsored draft constitution. At the Provincial Court of...
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Torture: Junta takes one step forward, two steps back
Catherine Yen While Thailand is making strides in anti-torture legislation, experts argue the government’s continued prosecution of human rights defenders makes this formal progress hollow.At a public...
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Deep South insurgent groups must merge into one: junta leader
The junta head has said insurgents in Thailand’s restive Deep South must stop all violence and merge into one group before initiating peace talks with the Thai government. On Monday, 29 August 2016,...
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Authorities shut down Voice TV programme for 7 days
The Thai media regulator has suspended a news programme on Voice TV, a digital TV channel owned by Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of controversial former Prime Minister Thaksin.The National...
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Thailand: Break silence on day of the ‘disappeared’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) (HRW) Thailand’s government has failed to abide by its pledge to make enforced disappearance a crime under Thai laws, Human Rights Watch said today. August 30 is the United...
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