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Human trafficking whistleblower seeks asylum to escape intimidation
Australia has granted asylum to a former senior human trafficking investigator, who was subject to death threats and intimidation after exposing the crimes of influential government and security...
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Soldiers only asked for cooperation, no intimidation of high-school activist:...
The Ministry of Defence has claimed that soldiers merely asked for cooperation from a high-school student activist who was visited by plainclothes soldiers. On 22 July 2017, Ministry of Defence...
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Monday review: how does the junta react to calls for academic freedom?
Kornkritch Somjittranukit The “most political” Thai studies conference was held last week, with calls for academic freedom in Thai society. The junta, however, responded by summoning three scholars....
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Civil society groups denounce new environment bill
Environmentalists have called on the authorities to rethink changing Thailand’s environmental protection law, because the process lacks public oversight.On 24 July 2017, representatives of the People’s...
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Key witness of 2010 military crackdown detained further
The police have detained a key witness of the 2010 military crackdown and another suspect of the Criminal Court bombing further although a military court released them on bail. On 24 July 2017, the...
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Court accepts charges against lawyer facing 50 years jail for lèse majesté
The Criminal court has accepted charges filed against a human rights lawyer facing five decades of imprisonment for royal defamation and sedition.On 25 July 2017, at the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek...
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Prosecutor indicts Isaan anti-mine activists
The prosecutor has charged seven anti-mine activists in Isaan for breaking the public assembly law and intimidating public officials.On 25 July 2017, the prosecutor indicted seven members of an...
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Ombudsman clears junta’s submarine deal
The Office of the Ombudsman of Thailand (OOT) has dismissed the allegations of irregularities in the junta multi-billion baht submarine deal with China. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-General of the...
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Prayut says gov’t right to take Yingluck assets before verdict
Khaosod English Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thursday his government was right to confiscate the bank accounts of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as it was a separate matter than...
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3 years under the junta: rural perspectives
Three years after it staged a coup, Thailand’s junta is subjecting rural people to harassment and prosecution, but pleasing investors, according to local NGOs. The National Council for Peace and Order...
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Military court refuses to release Pai Dao Din
A military court has revoked bail for an embattled anti-junta activist after summoning him to a witness hearing.At around 10 am on 27 July 2017, Jatuphat ‘Pai Dao Din’ Boonpattararaksa, a law student...
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Military, police prohibit ‘Free Palestine’ gathering in Bangkok
Soldiers and police officers have barred Muslim students to show solidarity with Palestine, saying it is their problem.On 29 July 2017, about 60 soldiers and police officers from Bangsue Police Station...
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Court rules drug suspect tortured to death by police
After a two-year legal battle, a provincial court has concluded that a drug suspect who died in custody was beaten to death at the hands of police officers.On 27 July 2017, the Provincial Court of...
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Police summon human rights lawyer for filing false complaint
The police have summoned a human rights lawyer who represented 14 well-known anti-junta youth activists imprisoned in 2015, accusing her of making false charges against officers. On 31 July 2017,...
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Yingluck’s closing statement on rice pledging scheme case : key points
Key points of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s closing statement on rice-pledging scheme case delivered to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on 1 Aug...
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Defence Ministry to spend 3.2 billion baht for more fighter jets
The defence minister has eyed on spending 3.2 billion baht more for buy new fighter jets On 1 August 2017, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, the Deputy junta head and Defence Minister, told media before the...
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Well-known junta critic released after hearing sedition charges
The police have released a politician known for his anti-junta stand, who is facing a sedition charge over his Facebook posts. On 1 August 2017, Watana Muangsook, a politician from the Pheu Thai...
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Are Thai NGOs tools of the junta?: Pinkaew Laungaramsri
Tools of the state. Political opportunists. Foes of democracy. These are all rather harsh descriptions of NGOs. But for Pinkaew Laungaramsri from Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Social Science, they...
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Veteran journalist accused of sedition over Facebook posts
The police have accused a veteran journalist known for his anti-junta stand of sedition over Facebook posts critical of the junta. On 1 August 2017, Pravit Rojanaphruk, a senior reporter at Khaosod...
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Rice and rights: Yingluck Shinawatra’s trial
Kornkritch Somjittranukit From the beginning, the trial of Yingluck Shinawatra over her rice pledging scheme has lacked a clear legal basis. What will be the legacy of prosecuting a politician, not...
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