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Lawyers urge libel 'amnesty'
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/09/2014
» The Lawyers Council of Thailand has called on government to drop all defamation charges against media professionals and activists or risk stifling freedom of expression.
Military sues human rights activist
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 31/08/2014
» The military is suing a human rights activist over torture claims, the second time in five months it has used defamation laws against civilians.
Rights activist says criminal case will test military's foreign labour promises
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/07/2014
» At noon sharp last Wednesday, British migrant worker and rights activist Andy Hall pleaded not guilty through an interpreter in front of two judges at the Phra Khanong Court. In his first formal appearance before a Thai court in the fourth and latest criminal charge laid against him by a pineapple juice maker, he looked surprisingly calm.