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Asean turns deaf ear to concerns on rights in Thailand
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/08/2014
» The junta may feel a bit smug that there was no mention of the May 22 coup at the 47th Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting in Myanmar last week.
Human rights groups call for Kritsuda 'abuse' probe
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/08/2014
» Three international human rights organisations have demanded a probe into allegations that a female red-shirt activist was tortured during her detention by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) last month.
The deafening silence of those defying orders
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/08/2014
» ‘Was three years in jail not enough? Why are they still chasing me, linking me with things that I don’t know about,” complained Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, a former lese majeste convict who has been living in exile since the junta summonsed him in the first weeks after the coup.
Two decline posts amid NLA criticism
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/08/2014
» Two appointees to the National Legislative Assembly are set to decline their positions as the body comes under pressure from both pro- and anti-coup groups.
NLA stirs dissent in both camps
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/08/2014
» Both pro- and anti-coup groups have voiced concerns about the dominance of men in uniform in the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Red-shirt prison inmates shipped out
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/07/2014
» The temporary "red-shirt" prison holding detainees on charges relating to the 2010 political unrest will close down when the last six inmates are sent to Ubon Ratchathani and Maha Sarakham today.
Detainees’ fate ‘uncertain’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/07/2014
» The fate of two lese majeste detainees under the military regime is still uncertain after being repeatedly refused bail.
World’s focus now on path back to democracy, rights
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/07/2014
» Two months after the May 22 coup, the red-shirt movement which had rallied behind the Pheu Thai Party and the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) has actually become dormant. The anti-coup exile movement has failed to ignite their defiance against military rule.
‘No plans to shut’ red-shirt prison
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/07/2014
» Corrections Department chief Witthaya Suriyawong has denied reports that he is planning to shut down a temporary prison in Laksi district which is being used to detain convicts from the 2010 political unrest.
Critics slam overzealous use of lese majeste since putsch
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/07/2014
» A surge in the filing of lese majeste charges following the May 22 coup has raised concerns that more lawsuits will only undermine political reconciliation sought by the junta, critics say.