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Thai authorities summon environmental activist for talks over dam forum
The police summoned an environmental activist for talks over a planned public forum on the controversial Pak Mun Dam in northeastern Ubon Ratchathani Province.The Special Branch Police, the police unit...
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50 Shades of Black and White
Harrison George If you haven’t already caught it, I do recommend the clip of an incident on the Paris Metro just before last week’s PSG vs Chelsea game. For his dignified confrontation against...
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Thammasat University fires lèse majesté critic Somsak Jeam
Thammasat University has sacked the renowned embattled lèse majesté critic Somsak Jeamteerasakul, who has been in self-imposed exile since the 2014 May coup, due to his absence. Somkit Lertpaithoon,...
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International Mother Language Day: Implications for Isaan
John Draper Without an official language policy, Thailand’s many ethnolinguistic minorities cannot experience equality. This past Saturday marked International Mother Language Day, and while it is not...
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While Hollywood celebrates creative achievements, Thailand punishes artistic...
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) On the morning of Monday, February 23, the live broadcast of the 87th Academy Awards from Los Angeles will be broadcast in Thailand. Almost...
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Student activists sentenced to jail for insulting the monarchy in play
Pen international On 23 February 2015 student activists Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and Pornthip Munkong (f), 26, were each sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating Thailand’s...
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PEN International condemns 'Wolf Bride' verdict
On 23 February 2015 student activists Patiwat S., 23, and Pornthip M. (f), 26, were each sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating Thailand’s “lèse-majesté” law. The charge of...
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Thai election ranks 88th in the world, 2nd in ASEAN
Despite good electoral laws, Thailand’s 2014 election failed due to deeply partisan politics and the failures of the Election Commission, according to research which ranks Thailand’s election 88th of...
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Junta urged to stop using martial law while plundering natural resources
A people’s forum on reform pointed out that the junta uses martial law to silence people while plundering natural resources in communities nationwide against the will of the local people. People’s...
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Thai junta accuses exiled historian Somsak Jeam of 'distorting facts' about...
Khaosod English: Thailand's ruling military junta has accused a prominent critic of the monarchy of falsely framing his lese majeste charges as an act of harassment. Col. Winthai Suvaree, a...
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Military files computer crime complaints against human rights lawyer
Military’s staff judge advocate accused human rights lawyer Anon Numpa of publicising anti-junta information on his Facebook. Anon Numpa, volunteer lawyer for the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR),...
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Students light up candles to embattled lese majeste critic Somsak Jeam
Thammasat University students and lecturers held symbolic event to support the fierce lese majeste critic in exile, Somsak Jeamteerasakul, who was sacked by the university early this week due to his...
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Parents of former royal consort confess to lèse majesté allegations related...
The parents of Srirasmi Suwadee, former royal consort to the Crown Prince, have confessed to lèse majesté allegations related to a case of adultery.Abhiruj Suwadee, 72, and Wantanee Suwadee, 66, on...
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PROFILE: Khon Kaen University student artist convicted for lèse majesté
The Isaan Record This week, Patiwat S. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for lèse majesté because of his role in the play, “The Wolf Bride.” Patiwat is the most recent student to have...
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Khon Kaen University students show support for lèse majesté convicted student...
A group of five students from Khon Kaen University in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen on Saturday held a symbolic activity at the university to mourn the court’s decision to convict a student...
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Turning Back the Clock: Thailand’s 2015 Constitution
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang In January 2015, the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) began drafting the new Thai constitution with the promise of significant changes to return true democracy to the...
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Appeal court dismisses request for emergency trial to find missing Karen...
The Appeal Court has dismissed a request to hold an emergency trial to find ‘Billy’, a Karen human rights activist who disappeared in April 2014, citing lack of evidence.The Appeal Court on Friday...
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Junta's Public Assembly bill creates petty hindrances to obstruct rallies
Thaweeporn Kummetha The Thai military junta is looking to enact a law to regulate public assemblies which puts in place severe restrictions that can easily lead to an assembly being outlawed and...
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Prosecutor, DSI disagree on charges against ‘Men in black’ suspects
The criminal court postponed the deposition hearing of the ‘Men in Black’ suspects, who are allegedly involved in the violence during the military crackdown on redshirts on 10 April 2010 due to the...
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Junta to establish ‘National Virtue Assembly’ to screen politicians
On Thailand’s Children’s Day in January, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Thai junta leader, said in a TV program that ‘knowledge and morality will lead us to the future’. Using the concept of morality as...
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