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Man says police beat him after he declines to be witness in Koh Tao murder...
A Thai man said he was beaten up by police after he turned down the police’ offer to give him reward money if he agreed to be a witness in the murder case of of the two British tourists in Thailand’s...
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Have Funds, Will Travel
Harrison George The study tour by Election Commission officials to observe the recent Scottish referendum on independence has been widely criticized. Some have noted that the Election Commission has...
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Community based Human Right Defenders at Risk of violence and eviction by...
Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT) On 24 September 2014, at about 16.30, two policemen, one intelligence army, two local ‘mafia’ and three unidentified man came to the Klong Sai Pattana...
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The power of letters: how letters help gays come out with parents
Takato Mitsunaga It’s always the big issue for people coming out of the closet. If it’s your parents, what do you do? Noppon Poti, 19, who identifies himself as a gay individual, wrote a short letter...
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Court wrongly adds 3 year jail term on lèse majesté sentence: academic
Thaweeporn Kummetha Ubon Ratchathani Court in the northeastern province in July gave an unprecedented sentence of 30 years in jail to a musician for defaming the king. Apart from the incredibly harsh...
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Chiang Mai red shirt charged with lèse majesté for throwing royal flag; trial...
A court in Chiang Mai decided on Wednesday to halt hearings in the case of a red-shirt supporter who faces a lèse majesté charge for throwing royal flags into the river, because the defendant suffered...
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Police arrests lese majeste suspect in central Samut Prakarn
The police on Friday arrested a man for lese majeste at a house in central Samut Prakarn province, ASTV-Manager Online reported. Phuchit W., 55, was arrested at 2.30pm at Muang District. The police...
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October 6 commemoration sliding down the memory hole
Kem Issara As the shadow of the junta spreads over the nation, including its universities, activists have felt demoralized that the democratic spirit in commemorating the 6 October incident was again...
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'Conversation with Thaksin' book sued for lèse majesté
A lèse majesté complaint has been filed against controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and those involved with the Thai translation of Conversation with Thaksin, a one-sided account of...
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Continued detention without charge of theatre activists
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the ongoing detention without charge of Patiwat (last name withheld) and Pornthip (last name...
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A story to be taken with a grain of rice
Harrison George A recent comment on the New Mandala blog said of the Pheu Thai rice-pledging scheme: ‘It stripped wealth out of Thailand to about 800 billion baht, on a criminally stupid rice scheme...
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Cambodia: ICC preliminary examination requested into crimes stemming from...
FIDH The Hague, 7 October 2014 – A communication filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today alleges that widespread and systematic land grabbing conducted by the Cambodian ruling elite for...
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Activist organizes rally for landless despite martial law
Activists and landless villagers on Tuesday rallied to pressure the junta to stop land encroachment and evictions.On Tuesday, despite the fact that martial law is still in place, Four Regions Slum...
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Dawei Project: Listen to local people’s serious concerns before thinking of...
Dawei Watch Thailand News about the visit to Myanmar of Gen. prayuth Chan-O-Cha, Thai Prime Minister and Head of the junta, on 9–10 October indicates that there will be talks between the Thai and...
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Thai police allegedly torture Myanmar suspects to confess of killing Britons...
Alleged torture and threats against two migrant workers suspected of murder on touristic Ko Tao Island suggest poor legal standards and lack of protection for suspects in Thailand.Two Myanmar migrant...
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Court dismisses appeal for remedy in Deep South torture case because 2007...
The court rejects an appeal request to investigate the alleged torture case in Pattani on ground that the 2007 Constitution can no longer use to claim about the citizen’s basic rights, according to...
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The junta eyes to enact bill to regulate public gatherings
Visanu Kreungam, deputy minister on legal issue, said on Wednesday that the public gathering bill has been drafted and will be deliberated by the so-called rubber stamp National Legislative Assembly...
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Same-sex marriage may come true under Thai junta
Takato Mitsunaga The parliament appointed by the military junta is expected to pass the Civil Partnership Act, the first law in Thailand to recognize the existence of same-sex couples. However, the...
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Art of Communication
Keiko Sei Bangkok in 2014 must be one of the most infertile laboratories for communication.Any attempt of communication between the polarized sides in a society, for nearly a decade already, has...
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[Infographic] Scanning the National Reform Council: Who's who?
see larger image hereThe Royal Gazette on 6 October announced the names of the 250 members of the National Reform Council (NRC) in accordance with Section 28 of the 2014 Interim Constitution.According...
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