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British Ambassador urges Thai junta leader to restore democracy
British Ambassador Mark Kent on Thursday met with junta leader and Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and urged the general to return democracy to Thailand and respect human rights. According to...
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ICJ: Thailand must immediately end prosecution of civilians in military...
International Commission of Jurists Thailand must end immediately the prosecution of civilians in military tribunals and transfer all remaining cases to the civilian courts, said the International...
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Military detains editor for anti-coup 3-fingered salute in Chiang Mai
[Upadte]: The military arrested two more peple on Saturday in Chiang Mai for flashing the three-fingered salutes in the anti-junta picture posted on Facebook on Friday after they arrested Nithipong (at...
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Court rules Malay Muslim man killed during operation by security forces
The Pattani court has ruled that a Malay Muslim man was shot dead by security forces during an operation related to the insurgency in the restive southern province of Pattani. The lawyer says, however,...
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Australia should reconsider Nauru refugee transfers to Cambodia
Human Rights Watch Extortion, Discrimination, Abuse Await Those Resettled Under Australian Deal(Sydney, November 21, 2014) –The Australian government should press Cambodian authorities to implement...
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Military still watching Khon Kaen student activists flashing 3-fingered after...
Five Dao Din students reported that they are still being followed and monitored by the military after their release on Thursday.After the release on Thursday of the five Dao Din student activists...
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MIlitary summons villagers after posting photos to support Khon Kaen student...
The military summoned Loei anti-mine village activists about links with five anti-junta Khon Kaen student activists arrested early this week while some soldiers allegedly plan to enter the conflicted...
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2 high ranking police arrested for lèse majesté
A court on Saturday approved an arrest warrant for two high ranking police officers accused of defaming the King, asking for bribes, money laundering and misconduct. On the same warrant, three other...
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2 more anti-coup protesters detained in Chiang Mai for giving 3-fingered salute
The military in Chiang Mai threatened two anti-coup protesters who gave the three-fingered salute in Chiang Mai city, warning that the military will ‘visit’ them at their homes if they do not stop...
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5 police officers sacked after failing to prevent 3-fingered Khon Kaen...
Five police officers were demoted because they failed to prevent anti-coup Khon Kaen students activists from humiliating Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the head of the junta, during his speech in...
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Military court sentences website editor to 9 years in jail for lèse majesté
The military court on Monday sentenced a website editor to nine years in jail for publishing an article deemed to defame the King on a popular anti-establishment news aggregator. The sentence was...
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AHRC: Expression of opinion forbidden by Thai junta
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) On 19 and 20 November, student and other activists carried out a series of peaceful, symbolic protests against the dictatorship in Thailand. In response, the...
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Update: 8 student activists arrested for distributing anti-coup leaflets
Update: At 7.40pm, the eight student activists were released with no charge, but were forced to sign the military-drafted agreement that they will stop political activities. Eight student activists,...
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The new anti-coup wave and Isan people: how anti-coup becomes trend again
Thaweeporn Kummetha and Kongpob Areerat In reaction to the May coup d’état, many people took to the streets of Bangkok and elsewhere during the first few weeks to protest against the coup-makers. The...
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For 4th time military court rejects bail for old man charged for lèse majesté...
For the fourth time the military court refused to grant bail to a man accused of writing graffiti mainly criticizing the junta and making reference to the king in the restrooms of a shopping mall,...
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[Philippines] Ampatuan Massacre: A survivor’s story
Aquiles Zonio AMPATUAN, Maguindanao – I get the same feeling of indignation and pain every time I set foot on the exact site where the 58 victims, including 32 journalists, were mercilessly mowed down...
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Thailand: Unending Repression 6 Months Post-Coup
Human Rights Watch (New York, November 25, 2014) – Thailand’s military government is severely repressing fundamental rights and freedoms six months after its May 22, 2014 coup, Human Rights Watch said...
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Over 30 military officers storm Chiang Mai University to monitor student’s...
After the paranoid Thai military pressured students in northern Thailand to cancel a discussion during lunch session, students responded with distributing anti-junta leaflets in university’s restrooms....
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History in the making … up
Harrison George For all its faults, Wikipedia has been a godsend to the Thai education system. Think of the thousands and thousands of term papers and theses that have benefitted from a judicious...
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Junta eyes new Dorm Bill to segregate sexes
The cabinet has given the green light to a new Dormitory Bill, which sets out to segregate the sexes in student accommodation. The junta agreed at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday to replace the 1964...
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