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Cyber warfare among the people: Thailand’s digital dystopia
John Draper With a secret military court again denying bail last week to Jatuphat Boonpattararaksa, a law student from Khon Kaen University in Northeast Thailand, the regime is adopting show trials...
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“This country sucks”: pop singer’s tweets trigger public debate
A pop singer has faced both support and criticism after tweeting that Thailand is, and will always be, underdeveloped. She later apologised saying that she tweeted out of anger at a delayed public bus....
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Junta’s reform policies literally copy and pasted
The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has presented the junta with its long-anticipated recommendations for developing post-coup Thailand. But iLaw, a watchdog NGO, has pointed out that much of...
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First trial of ‘Pai Dao Din’ held in camera
A provincial court has held the first trial of ‘Pai Dao Din’ in camera.On 3 August 2017, the provincial court of Khon Kaen held the first plaintiff witness hearing for a lèse majesté case of Jatuphat...
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Senators to be crossed-elected after 5-year transition period
After a five-year transition period in which 250 senators will be hand-picked by the junta, a reduced number of 200 senators will be elected from among 20 professional groups.On 5 August 2017, Norachit...
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Monday review: sedition, prosecution and … a headlock
Kornkritch Somjittranukit Over the past week, a teenage singer was slammed by nationalists after complaining about her country on Twitter. A lecturer put a student in a headlock for protesting a...
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Police press charges against van drivers hired by Yingluck’s supporters
Police have charged 21 van drivers for driving Yingluck Shinawatra’s supporters to the Supreme Court, accusing them of breaching the land transportation law. On 7 August 2017, 10 van drivers reported...
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ASEAN MPs call for stronger protections for migrants and refugees
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) ASEAN lawmakers urged regional governments today to do more to protect migrant workers and refugees, arguing that all members of the ASEAN community are...
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Leading Thai journalist facing possible sedition prosecution
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Thai authorities to abandon any plan to prosecute Pravit Rojanaphruk, a well-known journalist and free speech advocate who...
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Political activist petitions for 2010 crackdown case to be retried
A political activist has called on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to re-investigate those responsible for the bloody military crackdown in 2010. On 7 August 2017, Waranchai...
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2 month suspended jail term confirmed for red-shirt activist
The Supreme Court has handed a two month suspended jail term to a prominent red-shirt activist.On 9 August 2017, the Dusit District Court in Bangkok read the Supreme Court’s verdict for Sombat...
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Junta order opens up university boards for outsiders
Citing education reform, the junta has invoked Section 44 to allow essentially anybody to sit on the executive boards of Thai universities. On 8 August 2017, the Royal Gazette published NCPO Head Order...
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Military court sends elderly man to jail for almost 20 years for lèse majesté
A military court has sentenced an elderly man to almost 20 years in jail for royal defamation.On 9 August 2017, the Military Court of Bangkok handed a sentence of 18 years and 24 months in prison to...
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Pattani students call for justice, safety after shooting by ranger
After an angry soldier shot at a Muslim student, a Vice President of Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani campus, has called on the authorities to ensure the safety of the campus area while the...
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Peace TV faces third broadcasting ban
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has declared a 30-day broadcasting suspension of a TV station run by red-shirt leaders for allegedly threatening national security and...
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Investigative reporter in Thailand detained
Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) A Thai reporter from the Isranews Agency, an investigative reporting outlet, was charged with entering private property without permission in Bangkok on 9 August...
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Leading student activist accused of ‘improper behaviour’
Chulalongkorn University has accused a leading student activist of improper behaviors after an incident during freshman induction.On 10 August 2017, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, a progressive student...
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Court confirms ban on film related to 1976 student massacre
After five years of legal struggle, a court has confirmed a ban on a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’, which touches on sensitive historical topics.On 11 August 2017, the Administrative...
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Academics, students accused of violating junta’s ban on gatherings
The police have summoned academics and students accused of breaching the junta’s ban on political gatherings for participating in an academic forum.Teeramon Buangam, a master’s student at Chiang Mai...
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Over a hundred academics, including Noam Chomsky, stand for Netiwit
World scholars including Noam Chomsky have backed Netiwit, after Chulalongkorn University initiated disciplinary action against the progressive student activist. On 14 August 2017, Netiwit...
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