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Taxi driver charged with lese majeste over politics talks with passenger
The police arrested a taxi driver on Monday and charged him with lese majeste after a passenger filed police complaint over their conversation on inequality in the Thai society. The passenger,...
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Life as a 'guest detainee' of the military
Pravit Rojanaphruk Why did the Thai military junta keep us as their "guest detainees" for up to a week without charges? Is it about intimidation, punishment, a show of power, a psychological ploy, a...
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Letter from Suthachai Yimprasert on Reporting to the Military
Suthachai Yimprasert Note: Ajarn Suthachai Yimprasert was summoned to report himself to the Army Club on Thewet Road in Bangkok as part of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Order No....
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Anti-coup activist arrested
The police on Tuesday evening arrested political activist Chainarin Kularb-am, after he protested against the coup on Sunday at Siam Paragon, Siam Square. On Sunday, June 1, Chainarin and four...
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6 anti-coup protesters released, 3 still detained
Six anti-coup protesters have been released, while three others are still detained at the Crime Suppression Division office. This protester was arrested at Ratchaprasong on June 1. She has been...
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Junta summons activists-lèse majesté suspects in exile
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Wednesday around 10.30 p.m. summons 21 more people including activists in exile and facing lèse majesté charges, such as Gi Ungpakorn, Junya...
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Sombat Boongam-anong arrested in Cholburi
Red shirt faction leader Sombat Boongam-anong was arrested around 9.30 p.m. in a house in Cholburi Province where he was taking refuge. His arrest was first reported on Sombat’s personal Facebook...
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Chiang Rai Martial Court summons anti-coup protesters to hear charges
The Military Court in northern Chiang Rai province has summoned seven anti-junta protesters to report at 9.30 am on Tuesday, June 10, reportedly to acknowledge charges of participating in a public...
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Be Careful What You Wish For: The Rhetoric and the Reality of the Thai Coup
Witthaya Yuthakorn "Soldiers are good-natured protectors of the country," reads one banner outside an army barracks in Bangkok. This image of the military as neutral, clean, self-sacrificing...
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Northeast development worker detained, released
The military on Thursday breifly detained Pichit Pitak, a senior development worker in the North East, and released him on the same day. The military also forced him to sign an "angreement" to stop...
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Junta targets students’ play as it releases the summoned activists
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Thursday releases activists from Prakaifire group, Chiang Mai University lecturer Kengkig Kitirianglarp and Prachatai journalist Tewarit Maneechay,...
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A Message Recorded Prior to Arrest: Sombat Boonngamanong to the People
At approximately 9.30 pm on 5 June, Sombat Boonngamanong was seized in Phan Thong district in Chonburi province. The team that seized him was composed of officers from the Technology Crime Suppression...
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Nitirat member Sawatree Suksri arrested at airport
Sawatree Suksri, a law lecturer from Thammasat University and a member of the Nitirat (Enlightened Jurists) group, was arrested at the airport on Saturday after she travelled back from the United...
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Military summons Khon Kaen student activists, forces to sign agreement to...
The military on Friday summoned student activists from Khon Kaen University, in the northeastern Khon Kaen province, to sign an agreement to stop anti-coup activities. In the North East, the junta...
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General Prayuth’s Speech: A Manifesto for Failure
Lee Jones Thailand’s new military dictator, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, gave a long, rambling, televised address today which is worth reviewing to see how it relates to my analysis of the recent coup...
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Still Nothing to do with the Coup
Harrison George The media sensitivity training session was not going well.BECAUSE I SAY SO!Yes, well, perhaps we could frame that in a softer way, something a little less strident? Or at least just...
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Arrest warrants issued for 10 people who didn’t report themselves to the...
The Crime Suppression Division has issued arrest warrants for prominent red-shirt, labor unionist Jittra Codchadet and nine others, most of them are affiliated with the red shirts, for not reporting...
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Police to persecute student activists who “distribute sandwiches” against coup
Student activists gathering to hold symbolic protest by “handing out sandwiches” against the coup at Thammasat University on Sunday may face persecution by the military. JS 100 Radio station reported...
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Seven arrested at Sunday protests
Police have detained seven protesters from Sunday’s various sites in Bangkok. Two protesters were arrested in front of Siam Paragon Mall around 11.30 a.m., while the other two women were arrested...
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Aunties on the Frontline Against the Coup: A Special Report
Metta Wongwat Note: One of the words at the center of this article in Thai is “มนุษย์ป้า,” which literally translated would be “the aunty human,” or “the aunty creature,” but which is here translated...
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