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Ja New rejects police offer of conditional protection
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2019
» Pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok pavement, said he will refuse an offer of police protection that would require him to stop political activities.
Authorities urged to investigate attacks on activists
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2019
» Amnesty International submitted open letters to Thailand's defence minister and its police commissioner asking them to bring to justice attackers against three vocal pro-democracy activists who have faced physical abuse on multiple occasions since the military seized power in a coup in 2014.
Exile's parents seek information on his disappearance
Associated Press, Published on 13/05/2019
» The parents of a self-exiled Thai activist who disappeared after reportedly being extradited from Vietnam visited government offices and diplomatic missions in Bangkok on Monday to seek information about his fate.
Sudanese protesters defy curfew, day after coup
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» CAIRO: Sudanese pro-democracy protesters who spent four months on the streets rallying against the country's autocratic president pressed on with their campaign for a civilian government Friday, defying the military leaders who overthrew Omar al-Bashir the day before.
Pope kisses feet of South Sudan's leaders
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis knelt and kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders Thursday, in an unprecedented act of humbleness to encourage them to strengthen the African country's faltering peace process.
Observers: 'Flawed' initial vote count hurt perceptions
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2019
» An international election observation group criticised the vote-counting in Thailand's first election since a 2014 military coup, saying in its report on Tuesday the “tabulation and consolidation of ballots were deeply flawed.”
Early voting kicks off with huge crowds, long queues
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2019
» Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before the country's first election in eight years.
Pheu Thai holds first Bangkok rally
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2019
» Pheu Thai held its first rally in the capital on Friday, as campaigning heats up for the first election since the 2014 military coup.
Gabon government puts down coup attempt
Associated Press, Published on 07/01/2019
» LIBREVILLE, Gabon: The government of Gabon has put down an attempted coup early Monday and arrested the plotters who were junior army officers, the government spokesman told Radio France International.
Cambodian leader's eldest son advances in succession stakes
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has joined the inner circle of his father's ruling Cambodian People's Party, bolstering speculation he is being groomed to succeed to the premiership.