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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.
Cops push to indict journalists
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/12/2013
» Phuket police will recommend prosecutors indict the Phuket journalists behind a news story implicating the navy in people smuggling.
Rights, liberty and restraint emerge from the storm
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/12/2013
» The Yingluck Shinawatra government's show of restraint towards anti-government protesters has paid off as a stream of international support pours in.
Amid change, Rohingya remain Myanmar's 'elephant in the room'
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/07/2013
» Approaching the second half of his four-year term, President Thein Sein has seemingly managed to steer the country forward on the path to democratisation and reconciliation, and shown good faith in resolving several bitter issues. Early last week, his announcement in London of his government's intention to release all political prisoners and achieve reconciliation with all ethnic groups was welcomed internationally and at home. Hundreds of exiles who fled the country in separate waves since 1988 have returned to check out the new air of optimism on the ground. Problematic issues impeding the civilian parliamentarian system have been open for debate and some have been partially addressed.
Government admits law impinges on freedoms
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/05/2013
» Thailand has admitted to the United Nations that the lese majeste law curbs freedom of expression.
Thailand concedes rights abuses raised by UN rapporteur
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2013
» Thailand has conceded to issues raised by a UN special rapporteur as alleged malpractice regarding freedom of expression and migrant labour, and to the fatal harassment of human rights defenders.
Amnesty laments failure to amend lese majeste law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2013
» Freedom of expression in Thailand continues to be curtailed, primarily through the lese majeste law and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act, Amnesty International says.
HRW backs Andy Hall in libel outcry
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/04/2013
» New York-based Human Rights Watch has voiced its support for British labour rights advocate Andy Hall who is embroiled in a defamation case filed by a Thai fruit juice company.
Brit activist Hall absent as trial starts
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/04/2013
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court held the first hearing yesterday on fruit juice maker Natural Fruit's defamation lawsuit against researcher Andy Hall, with the defendant absent from proceedings.
Court allows search for Andy Hall
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/04/2013
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court has allowed Natural Fruit, a fruit and juice packaging company, to check with the Immigration Bureau on the whereabouts of researcher Andy Hall, the defendant in a defamation lawsuit.