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Chiang Mai activists forced to cancel '1984' screening
Khaosod English reported on Monday that a senior police officer has forced an art gallery in Chiang Mai province to call off a screening of "1984," the film based on George Orwell’s classic dystopian...
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Nitirat academic Sawatree released from military camp
The military has released Sawatree Suksri, law academic from Thammasat University and member of Nitirat group, from detention around 10pm of Monday. The military escorted her home after a full-day...
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Academic Same Sky journal temporary stop publishing due to fear of junta
The trimonthly Same Sky journal, an academic journal which constantly criticizes the lese majeste law and the establishment, has sent a letter to its members, saying that they will indefinitely delay...
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Liking anti-junta FB is crime: Thai police
Thai police warned Thai Internet users on Monday that “liking” or expressing approval of ati-military junta messages is a crime. Pol Maj Gen Amnuay Nimmano, Deputy Commander of Bangkok Metropolitan...
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UK academics urge Thai junta to stop harassing academics, students
The following is an open letter, signed by UK academics, university staff and students, to Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). It calls for an...
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Netiwit: An exotic love letter to General Prayuth and the National Council...
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal An exotic love letter from Netiwit Chotipatpaisal to the coup makers June 5, 2014 An exotic love letter to General Prayuth and the National Council for Peace and Order Dear...
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The Hunger striker 'Chalard' strikes back against coup
Suluck Lamubol In April this year, Prachatai interviewed Pilot Officer Chalard Worachat who had been holding a solo protest near Parliament House to oppose the Constitutional Court’s decision that...
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2 charged with lèse majesté after reporting to military
Two men were charged with lèse majesté after being detained for seven days by the military. The court denied their bail requests. On Tuesday, police charged Chaleaw J. and Kathawut B. under Article...
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Major telco DTAC punished for revealing junta’s role in FB shutdown
Khaosod English reported on Wednesday that Thailand's internet-regulatory body has threatened to punish DTAC, a Norwegian-owned second largest telecommunications company, for revealing that the Thai...
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Open letter from Sombat's daughter to Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha
Below is the letter written by Tharathorn Boongam-anong, 16-year-old daughter of Sombat Boongam-anong, a Red Sunday faction leader who was arrested on June 5. The police has detained and charged Sombat...
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Thai military boosts ultra-nationalism, hopes to bring “reconciliation”
Suluck Lamubol After Thailand’s 12th military coup took place on May 22, the climate of fear from summons orders, detentions and arrests of activists has been mixed with the happiness exuding from the...
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1 charged for protesting against the junta in Chiang Rai, 7 protesters face...
An anti-coup protester was detained for seven days and charged with defying the junta, while seven other anti-coup protesters will be tried in a military court. The police in Chiang Rai Province on...
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Junta says free movie screening campaign is not populism, not from public budget
A Thai military junta spokesman said on Thursday that the free screening of the patriotic historical movie King Naresuan 5 should not be called populism and that the free seats are from the “kindness”...
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Coup maker targets oversea academics with lese majeste
The coup maker Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed concerns over seminars held in overseas universities that they may disseminate “inappropriate views” on the Thai monarchy and may violate the notorious...
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[Infographic] How many days did the junta detain people?
by ilaw, translated by Prachatai English
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Khon Kaen Model Raises Questions in the Northeast
The Isaan Record KHON KAEN – Since the May 22 coup d’état, Thailand’s military has tried to sweep the country clean of weapons to quell fears of a violent uprising. But in Isaan, the heartland of the...
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Detained key red-shirt figure Sombat urges people to stop protests against...
Sombat Boonngamanong, a prominent red-shirt figure, on Friday morning said he wants to be part of the reconciliation process, asking his followers to be more subtle when showing their opposition to...
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Police charge key red-shirt figure Sombat Boonngam-anong with lèse majesté
The police from northeastern Roi-Et Province on Friday morning charged Sombat Boonngam-anong with lèse majesté. The charges were filed by Wiput Sukprasert, a yellow-shirt businessman, in January 2014...
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“Fundamental rights at stake in Thailand” – UN experts concerned about...
GENEVA (13 June 2014) – “Stability and reconciliation can hardly be achieved in Thailand if human rights guarantees are neglected,” a group of United Nations independent experts* said today, while...
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CAMBODIA: statement calling for Thai government to humanely treat Cambodian...
CHRAC The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) – a coalition of 21 NGOs working on the promotion of Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in Cambodia deplores the decision of the...
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