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Joshua Wong 'saw it coming'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2016
» Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong appeared to have foreseen his trip to Bangkok would not be smooth, according his Facebook.
'Pai' freed on bail, detained soon after
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/08/2016
» CHAIYAPHUM/KHON KAEN - The anti-coup activist on hunger strike was released on bail on Friday only to be detained shortly after for violating another of the junta's orders in May last year.
Anti-charter campaigners set to be released
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/07/2016
» The military court on Tuesday rejected a police request to further detain 13 activists arrested for campaigning against the draft charter and their release was expected on Wednesday morning.
Student activists fight detention
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/07/2016
» Students campaigning for debates on the constitutional referendum are preparing documents to challenge the detention authority of the military court as one of students has fallen sick behind bars, according to their lawyers.
Fate of Khon Kaen model defendants uncertain
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/05/2016
» Two years ago, a confused Virachai Chabunmee woke up to find himself banged up in prison with a bunch of inmates whom he was supposedly in cahoots with in an insurrection plot.
Bangkok police open inquiry in US ambassador's speech
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/12/2015
» Bangkok police have launched an inquiry into whether a controversial speech by US ambassador Glyn T Davies condemning long prison sentences for lese majeste convictions violated Thailand's royal defamation law.
Protests mark coup’s birthday
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/05/2015
» Civic groups and students led small-scale protests against military rule on the coup's one-year anniversary on Friday.
Court extends wait for lese majeste pair
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/09/2014
» Two people facing lese majeste charges over their role in a political play last year were detained for a further 12 days as they await their court hearings.
Three held for leaflet drop
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/09/2014
» Police detained three people in the Chatuchak area after they distributed a leaflet demanding criminal action against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for ordering the 2010 crackdowns.
The South's harshest reality
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/08/2014
» Six governments have come and gone since 2004, but the inferno of violence in the deep South rages on with the dead continuing to multiply and the trauma for the living never-ending.