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"Autonomy and Ethnic Conflict in South and Southeast Asia"
Book launch and talk on "Autonomy and Ethnic Conflict in South and Southeast Asia" by Dr.Rajat Ganguly, Senior lecturer, Security studies & Politics and International studies, Murdoch University,...
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ASEAN MPs call on Obama to raise human rights concerns during Myanmar visit
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus BANGKOK – The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) today welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama’s plans to visit Rangoon next week but urged the...
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Police decide to prosecute Thammasat lecturer for lèse majesté
The police have decided to prosecute Somsak Jeamteerasakul, a historian at Thammasat University, for lèse majesté, after the army lodged a complaint against him over a year ago.He has been told by the...
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Lese majeste law victims' open letter to Obama
112 Family Network Dear President Obama,On behalf of The Network of Family Members and People Affected by the Article 112 (called the 112 Family Network) and other joint organizations, I would like to...
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Evil man from Suphan
Harrison George The criminal fraternity of Thailand owe a great debt of gratitude to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports under Any Administration, Chumpol Silpa-archa, for his...
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Thai NGOs' open letter to Obama
Thai civil society groups Your Excellency,Thai civil society groups welcome your visit to Thailand. We are aware that over the last 3-4 years, the United States has faced one of the most serious...
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Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration:...
International and regional civil society groups Disregarding the deep concerns expressed by senior United Nations officials, human rights experts and hundreds of civil society and grassroots...
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Seductive dangers of a coup mentality
Pravit Rojanaphruk It is both myopic and ironic that the leader of a group of citizens who claim to want to protect the country would begin his campaign by calling for a military coup. That's...
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Pitak Siam: Into the Abyss of Democratic Demise
Areva Aamy Bangkok is preparing for the return of the infamous neo-fascist ultra-right group, Pitak Siam (Protecting Siam). From the police force to members of the general public, that name carries...
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Roi Et villager gets suspended jail sentence for lèse majesté
On 22 Nov, Roi Et Provincial Court sentenced Uthai (family name withheld) to three years in prison for lèse majesté, but suspended the jail term for two years.Uthai, 38, a resident of Thawat Buri...
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The Language of Football
Harrison George I speak with some authority on this topic. I was a member of the Cup-sharing Harrowby Road Junior School team. (Cup-sharing because when the Cup Final replay ended in a second draw,...
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Court rules death of red-shirt taxi driver caused by security officers
On 26 Nov, the Criminal Court ruled that the death of Charnnarong Polsrila had been caused by security officers during the crackdown on red shirts in May 2010.The red-shirt taxi driver was shot and...
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Zoo keeper killed by high velocity bullet, court told
On 26 Nov, during a court inquest into the death of Mana Ajran, another casualty resulting from the crackdown on red shirts in April and May 2010, a forensic doctor told the court that he was killed by...
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Talks for peace in the South
A local civic group dubbed “Patani Forum” has proposed that the Thai Buddhist state seriously consider accommodating greater Malayu Muslim narratives about “self-determination” since this quest will...
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Updates on lèse majesté and computer crime cases
The Criminal Court is likely to deliver its ruling by the end of this year on a case in which a stockbroker has been prosecuted for posting comments on Same Sky or Fah Diew Kan webboard in 2009.Khatha...
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Muslim man in Pattani prosecuted for lèse majesté banners
A resident in Pattani has been prosecuted for hanging banners with the picture of HM the Queen on a pedestrian bridge in the town.According to iLaw, he has been charged with hanging two banners...
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Somsak 'Pessimistic' about Lese Majeste Law Fight
Pravit Rojanaphruk Well-known Thammasat historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul said he was both surprised and appalled by the decision of police to forward his lese majeste police complaint case to the...
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Group helping lese majeste detainees upset with media, govt
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation Nearly half a year ago, a group of family members affected by the controversial lese majeste law decided to form The Network of Family Members and Peoples Affected by...
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A Very Messy Article
Harrison George Thailand’s renaissance man par excellence, Army Commander Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, who has an opinion on everything, whether this is accompanied by actual knowledge or not, has weighed...
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DSI chief reveals court order and evidence in Phan Khamkong case sufficient...
Evidence and witness testimonies in the case of taxi driver Phan Khamkong, who the court has ruled was killed by security officers in May 2010, are prima facie sufficient for taking legal action...
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