Court begins trial of slain Lahu activist
As a provincial court began the hearing on the case of the summary killing of a young Lahu activist by a soldier, the lawyer of the slain activist family said the prime evidence on the case might still...
View ArticleRed shirts to revive murder charges against Abhisit and Suthep
A key leader of the anti-establishment red shirts has vowed to bring justice to the victims of the 2010 crackdown after the country’s top court dismissed murder charges against against the former Prime...
View ArticleMyanmar: Restrictions on international aid putting thousands at risk
Amnesty International (AI) The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in a region where mainly Rohingya people are...
View Article2018 election not guaranteed: Deputy Prime Minister
The next general election might be again postponed after a Deputy Prime Minister said that he is uncertain if the organic laws can be finalised within 2018. On 5 September 2017, Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleChula values royalist tradition over freedom of expression
Facing criticism over the dismissal of the leading student activist, Chulalongkorn University (CU) has published a statement arguing that the university “has the right to reserve a certain space or...
View ArticleCourt dismisses charge against 2010 ‘Men in Black’ suspect
The Appeal Court has dismissed one of the charges against one of the ‘men in black’ suspects accused of taking part in the deadly political violence on 10 April 2010.On 6 September 2017, the Appeal...
View ArticleDelayed justice: Inquest rulings on the April-May 2010 political violence
“Today, the struggle is not over yet. This mother will struggle until the end...I believe that the perpetrators will not get away,” said Payao Akhad, mother of Kamolkate Akhad, a medic who was killed...
View ArticleCharges against red shirt supporter over bombing dismissed
The Appeal Court has dismissed charges against an anti-establishment red shirt accused of preparing explosive devices to bomb several locations in Bangkok in 2014.On 7 September 2017, Min Buri...
View ArticleTwo red shirts in Isaan arrested for 2010 protest
The police arrested two anti-establishment red shirts in Isaan (Thailand’s northeast) for joining the red shirt demonstration seven years ago.On 7 September 2017, police officers from the Department of...
View ArticleAnupong approves turning community forest over to Red Bull company for factory
The Interior Minister’s permission for a Red Bull company to build a reservoir on the site of a community forest has run into protests. On 8 September 2017, the Facebook page Watchdog Act published...
View ArticleKaren villagers win lawsuit against mining company
The Supreme Court has ordered a lead mining company to restore a local creek contaminated by its industrial waste. The company also has to pay 36 million baht in compensation to Karen villagers. On...
View ArticleKaren villagers win lawsuit against mining company - again
The Supreme Court has ordered a lead mining company to restore a local creek contaminated by its industrial waste. The company also has to pay 36 million baht in compensation to affected Karen...
View ArticleRohingya trafficker sentenced to 15 years in jail
A local businessman faces 15 years of imprisonment for trafficking nearly a hundred Rohingya migrants in 2015, two of whom suffocated to death during the journey. On 12 September 2017, the Appeal...
View ArticleUse Section 44 to abolish Article 112: former lèse majesté convict urges...
Citing the King’s wishes, a former lèse majesté prisoner has filed a petition urging the junta head to use his absolute power to abolish the lèse majesté law. On 12 September 2017, Ekachai Hongkangwan...
View ArticleNew election commissioners to be handpicked by junta-appointed senators
Thailand has taken another step closer to general elections after the promulgation of the new junta-written election commission law. New election commissioners will be selected by the 250...
View ArticleSouthern farmers face legal intimidation by private companies
Surat Thani farmers have called for protection from to various government agencies after two companies initiated lawsuits against them and destroyed their corps. On 12 September 2017, 13 farmers from...
View ArticleDirector of news agency sues Scottish journalist
The director of Isra News Institute has filed a defamation complaint against a well-known Scottish journalist over sexual harassment allegation.Isra News Agency on 16 September 2017 issued a public...
View ArticleHuman rights lawyer accused of lèse majesté defies authority of the court
An embattled human rights lawyer accused of royal defamation has challenged the impartiality of the court in his case, as it is related to the monarchy. On 18 September 2017, the Criminal Court on...
View ArticleMonday review: Red Bull, airship and national strategic plan
Kornkritch Somjittranukit Last week, the name Gen Anupong Paojinda was repeatedly mentioned in various controversies. For those who might not know him, he was a former Commander-in-Chief of the Army...
View ArticleViolence in Northwest Myanmar sparks information war online with...
Global Voices Myanmar’s internet exploded with hate speech, fake news photos, and racist narratives after the Myanmar military clashed with Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on August 25, 2017,...
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