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New report spurs call for reform of lese majeste law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/02/2016
» A new report shows lese majeste imprisonment is becoming a pattern, violating liberties, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression, prompting a rare call for reform to the lese majeste law.
Chaiwat: NCPO out of touch
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/03/2015
» Thailand's military leaders need to understand that society is undergoing a period of transformation, academic Chaiwat Satha-Anand says.
Northeastern activists call for early poll
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/12/2014
» Northeastern activists have denounced the high costs of drafting the new constitution, calling for an early election so people can vote in the government that shapes their laws.
NGOs decry army interrogations
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/11/2014
» Non-governmental organisations have decried the 2nd Army's decision to summon 17 northeastern activists for opposing the military government's reform efforts.
Magazine editor loses lese majeste appeal
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/09/2014
» The Appeal Court yesterday upheld a lower court's 10-year lese majeste prison sentence for Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, former editor of Voice of Taksin magazine.
Journalists 'deeply concerned' about junta censorship
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/05/2014
» Members of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Sunday expressed "deep concern" over the detention of journalists from Fah Diew Gan (Same Sky) and The Nation newspaper.
Anti-coup rally on streets, social media
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/05/2014
» With most television and radio stations either shut down or presenting official announcements, opponents of the coup have taken to the streets and the internet to express their grievances.
The shock waves from society’s dead poet
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2014
» The daylight murder of pro-government poet Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee has raised concerns of targeted assassinations of those deemed disloyal to the establishment, similar to the violence that preceded the October, 1976, massacre.
US, watchdog voice concerns over poll block
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/01/2014
» The United States and the regional poll watchdog have expressed grave concerns over anti-government protesters' blockade of polling units and violence during advance voting for the election on Sunday.
Poll blockades prompt international outrage
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2014
» Anti-government protests at polling stations across the country have prompted international outrage and police complaints from voters denied the right to express their political views at the ballot box.