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Detainees mull hunger strike
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/01/2012
» Lese majeste detainees have threatened to go on hunger strike next week to press for their demand to be relocated to a new detention centre at Laksi where suspects on political charges are being detained.
Surachai admits guilt in three cases
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/01/2012
» Surachai Danwattananusorn yesterday pleaded guilty in three lawsuits involving speeches alleged to have offended the monarchy, following his strategy to seek a royal pardon instead of fighting the case.
Lese majeste defendant pleads guilty
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/01/2012
» Lese majeste defendant Surachai Danwattananusorn has pleaded guilty to two offences involving speeches he gave at Doi Saket in Chiang Mai and Lat Phrao in Bangkok in 2010, but will fight a third case.
Pop firebrand's rocky road to monkhood
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» From pop star to fiery protest leader and probably best remembered for escaping the clutches of the police by climbing down a length of rope from a hotel balcony, Arisman Pongruangrong now walks calmly in his new role as a Buddhist monk.
NHRC honours fallen labour rights activists
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» The National Human Rights Commission yesterday granted its 2011 awards to seven fighters for equality who have disappeared or been killed.
Mahathir: Life-long learning is key
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» A culture of life-long learning was truly needed if a nation wanted to gear towards a knowledge-based society, said former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad said when receiving an honorary degree in political science conferred by Naresuan University on Friday morning.
Political prisoners welcome Laksi move as recognition of their struggle
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/01/2012
» Prisoner Pattama Moolmil says she is lonely but considers this a price worth paying to stand up for her beliefs.
Rights group commences study of lese majeste law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/01/2012
» A human rights group has begun a study of the controversial lese majeste law and how it affects freedom of expression, academic freedom, civil rights and Thailand's global image.
Truth body steps up lese majeste call
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/01/2012
» The Truth for Reconciliation Commission is appealing to political and parliamentary leaders for a change to the lese majeste law.