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Hunger-striking motorcade protesters in hospital
Published on 22/02/2024
» Activist Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon, detained on sedition charges arising from a protest against a royal motorcade, was admitted to Thammasat University Hospital on Thursday, the ninth day of her hunger strike.
Requests for Move Forward Party disbandment filed
Online Reporters, Published on 01/02/2024
» Petitioner Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Thursday filed a petition with the Election Commission (EC), asking it to pursue the Constitutional Court's dissolution of the Move Forward Party.
Samran Rat riot suspects freed on bail
Published on 12/05/2023
» All nine suspects facing charges arising from a violent confrontation at the Samran Rat police station in Bangkok on Wednesday night have been granted bail.
9 arrested after police station protest
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2023
» Nine people were arrested after a violent protest outside a Bangkok police station between police and a group that had gathered in support of a 15-year old girl who has been held for more than 40 days on a royal defamation charge.
9 demonstrators arrested after police station melee
Published on 10/05/2023
» Nine people were arrested after a violent confrontation outside a Bangkok police station between police and a group that had gathered in support of a 15-year old girl who has been detained for more than 40 days on a royal defamation charge.
‘Tawan’ and ‘Bam’ hit the campaign trail
Published on 24/03/2023
» Two young activists who staged a 52-day hunger strike to press for the release of political prisoners and abolition of the lese-majeste law have hit the campaign trail again, asking political parties to take a stand on the sensitive issue.
Activists end hunger strike after 52 days
Published on 11/03/2023
» Two young activists announced on Saturday that they were ending their hunger strike after 52 days in order to receive treatment to save their lives so that they could continue their fight on behalf of political prisoners and judicial reform.
Court rejects LM suspect's bid to attend UN talks
Post Reporters, Published on 10/03/2023
» The Criminal Court has refused to consider a request by a lese-majeste suspect who is seeking permission to travel abroad to attend meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, lawyers say.
Muted response as hunger strikers hit 50 days
Published on 08/03/2023
» Two young protesters entered the 50th day of a hunger strike for bail rights and judicial reform on Wednesday, but in the run-up to an election and with the government cracking down on dissent, the response to their marathon action has been muted.
Hunger strikers back in hospital
Published on 03/03/2023
» Two activists who have been on a hunger strike for 44 days to press for the release of political prisoners were rushed back to hospital in critical condition on Friday evening after spending a week protesting outside the Supreme Court.