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Safe abortion is a must
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2022
» The recent move to permit abortions for women who are 12–20 weeks pregnant puts the pendulum swinging in the right direction for rights groups in Thailand. Yet, the policy is far from providing sufficient safe and legal abortion services to those who need them.
Govt trips up with activist
News, Editorial, Published on 07/11/2019
» It would have been a satisfactory outcome for the Prayut Chan-o-cha government had there been no reports about Ekachai Hongkawan, a political activist, being taken on a "trip" by police to Chon Buri and Pattaya to "prevent him staging a protest" during the Asean Summit.
Activist assaults go unpunished
News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2019
» In less than a month, political activist Sirawith Seritiwat has been assaulted twice by a group of unknown attackers. The most recent attack occurred in broad daylight, and the hand of the law has yet to reach any of the culprits. This is outrageous.
Activists face chilling threat
News, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2019
» The latest barbaric assault on anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat sends a chill down the spine with the prospect that, given the current trajectory of polarised Thai politics, the worst is probably yet to come.
An activist punchbag
News, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2019
» Prominent anti-coup activist Ekachai Hongkangwan has again become a victim of violence. This time his car, which was parked in the compound of his residence in the Lat Phrao area, was burnt beyond repair by a group of unidentified arsonists.
Political violence must stop now
News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2018
» On the night of Aug 22, political activist Ekachai Hongkangwan experienced another violent attack that broke his left hand.
Courthouse death casts an ugly pall
News, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2018
» When Supachai Kanlahasunthorn learned that the Criminal Court acquitted a defendant whom he believed killed his son two years ago in Bangkok's Din Daeng area for "lack of evidence", the man was devastated.
Disgraceful detentions
News, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2018
» The latest temporary detention of land rights activists in Chiang Mai and Lamphun by security authorities is disgraceful.