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‘A future better than this’: a conversation with the love of ‘Pai Daodin’
Taweesak Kerdpoka "One week, I could visit him only once. Pai asked me if I had changed my mind about him. He said he is a prisoner already but I’m still young and still have a chance to have a future...
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Coal plant protest leaders arrested
Khaosod English Police on Saturday apprehended three activists who led an overnight protest in front of the Government House against the regime’s plan to build a coal power plant in the south.In a...
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Protesting villagers summoned to army base
The military in southern Thailand have summoned villagers campaigning against a junta development project to a military base.On 19 February 2017, the Assembly of the Poor, a civil society organisation...
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Thai media as problematic as junta’s media bill
Although the junta’s controversial new media bill has triggered outrage, human rights advocates point out that the Thai media should have been protesting the junta’s censorship regulations long ago....
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Villagers victorious against coal-fired power plant (for now)
The military has released villagers detained for protesting the junta’s plans for a coal-fired power plant in the province of Krabi. But while the junta has promised to suspend the power plant project,...
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Junta’s police reform just vague promise
Kongpob Areerat News of police scapegoating innocent victims has inspired public calls for police reform. But amidst announcements by the junta that it will push ahead with planned reforms to the...
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Restoring Thailand’s spiritual realm
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang The appointment of a new supreme patriarch is an opportunity to better politics and Buddhism in Thailand.In what could be described as one of his earliest exercises of...
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Activists accused of defamation by military call for justice
Human rights defenders accused by the military of criminal defamation for exposing torture in the Deep South have urged prosecutors to seek more witnesses. On 21 February 2017, Pornpen...
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Anti-coal protesters call for counter-coup
A leader of the recent protest against a coal-fired power plant has urged a high-ranking general to stage a coup against the ruling junta if it does not keep its promise to postpone the power plant...
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Junta’s orders are unlawful, youth activist says to military court
Despite being accused of several charges, a well-known anti-junta activist has insisted on his innocence, arguing that the junta’s orders are unlawful.On 21 February 2017, the Military Court of Bangkok...
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Court refuses to release Pai Dao Din once again
A provincial court has once again refused to release an anti-junta student activist accused of lèse majesté, even though several renowned Thai academics have volunteered to act as guarantors for his...
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Junta to purge Pattaya of prostitution
In response to a recent report that labels Pattaya as the “world’s sex capital”, the junta head has announced a crackdown on prostitution. On 21 February 2017, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime...
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Villagers intimidated by military file complaint to NHRC
Villagers from southern Thailand have filed a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), claiming that they were harassed by the military for a campaign against construction of a dam....
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Dhammakaya monks stage hunger strike against junta harassment
Monks and worshippers of the Dhammakaya sect have staged a protest against orders for the arrest of their spiritual leader, after the authorities blocked them from entering the temple. On 22 February...
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Somyot gets final sentence of 6 years imprisonment for lèse majesté
After almost six years of imprisonment, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a long-time labour activist turned lèse majesté suspect, was handed six years jail term by the Supreme Court for royal defamation and...
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Emergency powers abused at Wat Dhammakaya: lawyers
Human rights lawyers have called on the junta to cease the use of absolute powers during the ongoing clash between authorities and monks at Wat Dhammakaya. On 20 February 2017, Thai Lawyers for Human...
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Media bill supports junta ambitions to stay in power: senior journalists
Cat Yen Senior journalists have denounced the junta’s controversial Media Bill, arguing the junta wishes to entrench itself in power rather than promote truth and responsible media. On 22 February...
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Court acquits two Thais accused of human trafficking
A provincial court in southern Thailand has dismissed charges of human trafficking filed by Cambodian workers against a Thai fishing boat captain and a fish market owner. On 22 February 2017, the...
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UN calls release of lèse majesté convict Somyot
UN Human Rights - Asia This statement is originally published by UN Human Rights - Asia Facebook page We repeat our call for the immediate release of prominent Thai labour activist and magazine editor...
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British journalist faces up to 5 years imprisonment over report of fraud
A well-known British correspondent with the BBC could face up to five years imprisonment for reporting on a fraud case on the famous resort island of Phuket. On 23 February 2017, the Provincial Court...
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