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No lèse majesté talk at Mahasarakham University
A group of students and alumni of Mahasarakham University has been refused permission to use a room in the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts to hold a public forum to discuss Article 112 of the Criminal...
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The US is behind all political turmoil in Thailand
The US has been behind all the political turmoil in Thailand, including violence in the south, coups, the burning of the country, etc., to create instability so that it can install its military bases...
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Public deserves more respect over lese majeste law
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation By now many Thais might have already decided as to where they stand on the fiercely emotional debate over proposed amendments to the controversial lese majeste law....
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Thailand: Protect academic freedom at university
Amnesty International Thammasat University’s decision to ban from its campus an academic group working on reform of the lèse majesté law constitutes a violation of the human rights principle of...
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HG is behind all political turmoil in Thailand
Harrison George A shadowy figure identified only by the acronym HG has been behind all the political turmoil in Thailand, including unconstitutional statements from the military, dubious court...
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Joint Open Letter to Thailand's authorities: Upcoming trials of human rights...
International human rights group have jointly sent an open letter to Thailand's Prime Minister and authorities, regarding the trials of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Chiranuch Premchaiporn which will...
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Detention of Saudi Writer for Twitter Posts Raises Concerns
Freedom House Washington - February 10, 2012 - Freedom House is deeply concerned about the detention by Malaysian authorities of Saudi writer Hamza Kashgari, who fled Saudi Arabia to escape death...
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Malaysia: Don’t Send Saudi Back
Human Rights Watch Faces Likely Death Sentence for Twitter Post (Washington, DC, February 10, 2012) – The Malaysian authorities should not send a Saudi citizen back to Saudi Arabia to face almost...
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Threats Against Khana Nitirat "Hate Speech", Say Amnesty International:...
Lisa Gardner Thai authorities should "vigorously pursue perpetrators of hate speech directed at Nitirat and other peaceful critics," say Amnesty International (AI). Via email, the international rights...
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In conversation with Tai Pruksakasemsuk: 112-hour hunger strike begins on 11-2
Suluck Lamubol “Tai” or Panitan Prueksakasemsuk, only son of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk and a second year student at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, announced last month he would go on a 112-hour...
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Police postpone Kan Thoop’s summons indefinitely
On10 Feb, 19-year-old first-year Thammasat student Kan Thoop (her cyber nickname) learned from reporters that police at Bang Khen Police Station had indefinitely postponed her summons regarding alleged...
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THAILAND: Trial of webmaster charged for computer crime resumes tomorrow
Asian Human Human Rights Commission The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling for court observers at the resumption of the trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of the Prachai website,...
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Solidarity with Somyot Pruksakasemsuk
Choo Chon Kai, Socialist Party of Malaysia Today, I represent Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) here to express our solidarity with labour activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, who has been imprisoned...
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Somyot’s trial in Songkhla postponed
On 13 Feb, the court hearing in Somyot Prueksakasemsuk’s case in Songkhla had to be cancelled as the fourth and last prosecution witness, who lives in Pathum Thani, near Bangkok, did not show up in...
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Lèse majesté complaints rampant in Roi Et
A yellow shirt in northeastern Roi Et province has been enjoying a spree of filing lèse majesté complaints against Prachatai readers and contributors in the last few years, and a local police officer...
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THAILAND: Growing threats to political freedom in Thailand
Asian Legal Resource Centre A written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status 1....
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The denial of the right to temporary release of Mr. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk and...
A Statement from a group of Thai Human Rights NGOs In pursuant to the arrest and prosecution of Mr. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, labour activist and core members of the June 24 for Democracy and Editor of...
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Anwar predicts early election
Pong Pan BANGKOK: The Malaysian opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, predicts the 13th General Election in Malaysia to be held sooner than expected. Invited by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of...
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China: End Crackdown on Tibetans Who Visited India
Human Rights Watch Detentions, Re-education on a Scale not Seen Since Late 1970s (New York, February 16, 2012) – The Chinese government should immediately release Tibetans who have been detained by...
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TDRI expert and harsh Thaksin critic wants limits on Article 112, Army...
Dr Ammar Siamwalla, economist and former Chairperson of the Thailand Development Research Institute, suggests that limits be placed on Article 112. On 14 February, Ammar gave an interview on Bangkok...
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