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Red-shirt activist Sombat, in a softer tone, says he wants to join hands with...
Anti-coup red-shirt activist Sombat Boonngarm-anong has said on Twitter that he wishes to help the junta tackle drug problems, that reds and yellows are united behind bars and that he befriended the...
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Thai authorities spend 12.5m baht on free screenings of patriotic movie to...
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has spent 12.5 million baht (about 386,000 US dollars) on free screenings of the patriotic movie ‘Legend of King Naresuan 5’ as part of the “Resurgent...
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Popular American drama on serial killer banned by Thai authorities
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) on Friday punished a TV operator for airing Dexter, an American drama series about a serial killer, because of its “inappropriate”...
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Outspoken Chula academic Pitch Pongsawat unofficially summoned by military
Coup makers continue to threaten academics as the Thai military has unofficially summoned Chulalongkorn political scientist Pitch Pongsawat for "adtitute adjustment" on Friday. The talk took place on...
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Roundup: Junta plans for interim and permanent constitution
An Interim constitution is stipulated to be ready by August, according to the Thai junta. The highlights of the interim charter are as follows: The charter will consist of 3 bodies: National...
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Same Sky journal editor detained again for violating junta’s release order
Military officers on Saturday detained Thanapol Eawsakul, editor of Fah Deaw Kan (Same Sky) magazine, for another seven days stating that Thanapol violated his release order by posting messages deemed...
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Stop Tyrant and Abusive Actions against the Poor by the Royal Thai Army
Assembly of the Poor The National Council Peace and Order (NCPO) issued the Order No. 64/2557 entitled Suppression and stop the encroachment and destruction of forest resources and the NCPO Order No....
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Public Statement by the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights on Thanapol Eawsakul's...
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Thanapol Eawsakul Facing Second ArrestSocial Online Posting Claimed as a Breach of His Terms of Release For immediate release on 6 July 2014 Previously, Mr. Thanapol...
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[infographic] The Vicious Cycle of Amnesty
The latest round of crisis in Thai politics, which ended with a coup d’état, started with the controversial blanket amnesty bill, supported by the ruling Pheu Thai party. The bill was aimed at...
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Harrison George Israeli warplanes and artillery yesterday continued to pound right-wing Jewish settlements on the West Bank in apparent retaliation for the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir. Unconfirmed...
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THAILAND: Re-arrest of editor and human rights defender by junta
Asian Human Rights Commission The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concernedto have learned that Thanapol Eawsakul, writer, human rights defender, and editor of Fa Diew Kan (Same Sky)...
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Thais urge junta to execute rapist after 13-year-old girl raped, killed
A campaign calling for capital punishment for rapists went viral on Thai social networks after a man confessed to raping and killing a 13-year-old girl on a train.“‘Once you’re gonna reform Thailand,...
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Research examines roles of motorcycle taxi drivers in red-shirt movement
Claudio Sopranzetti, an Italian researcher and a visiting researcher at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, on Monday delivered a presentation "Moving in the cracks: Motorcycle taxi drivers, street...
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Protester may face lèse majesté for holding “Long Live USA” placard on July 4th
Thai police arrested and charged a woman protester for showing support for the US in front of the US Embassy in Bangkok on 4 July, Independence Day. The police charged Chaowanat Musikabhumi, aka...
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Soldiers remove Pheu Thai sticker from Chiang Mai squid vendor’s shop as they...
After soldiers last week forced a squid vendor in Chiang Mai to remove his red T-shirt with a red-shirt leader’s face as he was selling the squid on the street, a different group of army personnel...
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Military Authorities Detaining Dissidents, Critics
Human Rights Watch (New York, July 9, 2014) – The arrest of a magazine editor for posting comments critical of the military on his Facebook page is emblematic of the military government’s deepening...
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Man faces lèse majesté charge after tearing up King’s photo
Police in northern Chiang Rai Province caught a man red-handed after he had torn up a photograph of HM the King, and charged him with lèse majesté, ASTV Manager Online reported on Wednesday. Samak...
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Same Sky editor Thanapol released after 2nd arrest
Thanapol Eawsakul, editor of the Same Sky academic journal, was released from detention at around 3.50 pm on Wednesday after he was arrested and detained -- for the second time --- on Saturday evening....
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Police charge singer-turned-red-shirt activist Tom Dundee with lèse majesté
The police have charged Thanat Thanawatcharanon, aka Tom Dundee, a country singer-turned-red-shirt activist, with lèse majesté and offences under the Computer Crime Act. About 20 military and police...
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Murder of a child, mandatory death sentence and the death penalty itself
Danthong Breen The rape and murder of a child on a night train is an abominable crime and the most severe punishment available must be passed on the perpetrator. However, the angry demands for the...
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