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Vietnamese dissident’s arrest raises alarm
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 14/06/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government not to deport Vietnamese activist Y Quynh Bdap, who was arrested in Bangkok this week, out of fear for his safety.
Myanmar LGBTQ people plea for help
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/05/2024
» While Pride Month is around the corner in Thailand, Burmese LGBTQ people live under the Tatmadaw's shadow, waiting for help from their Thai counterparts.
Rights group decries ‘swap mart’ for dissidents
Published on 18/05/2024
» Thai authorities are assisting neighbouring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making the country increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution, Human Rights Watch says in a report released this week.
UN ‘rebuffed requests to help Uyghurs’ in Thailand
Published on 04/05/2024
» The United Nations’ refugee agency rebuffed unofficial requests from the Thai government to help 48 Uyghur asylum seekers from China who have been detained in Bangkok for a decade, partly out of concern about angering China, human rights activists say.
Border security stepped up as Myanmar fighting rages
Published on 20/04/2024
» The Thai military and authorities are intensifying efforts to protect civilians along the Thai-Myanmar border, aiming to help Myanmar nationals seeking humanitarian aid while also preventing the spillover of violence into Thailand.
20 years since rights lawyer Somchai disappeared, still no justice
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2024
» Twenty years have now passed since the disappearance of lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit and Thai and international human rights advocates are still waiting for justice and the truth to be told.
Hun Manet thanks Thailand for preventing 'interference' in Cambodia affairs
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2024
» Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday expressed gratitude to his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin for not allowing Thailand to be used as a base for people to "interfere" with his country's affairs.
Education minister still being ridiculed for admiring N.Korea
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2024
» Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob remains on the receiving end of a barrage of negative comments more than three weeks after expressing his admiration for aspects of North Korea's education system.
Dissident Russian rock band deported to Israel
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2024
» Members of a Russian rock band opposed to the Ukraine war have left Thailand for Israel a week after the authorities threatened to deport them back to Moscow for working at the resort island of Phuket without a permit, the band and the Royal Thai Police said on Thursday.
MFP ordered to drop plans to amend lese-majeste law
Published on 31/01/2024
» The Constitutional Court has ordered the Move Forward Party to cease all attempts to amend the lese-majeste law, saying that campaigning on the issue is considered an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.