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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.
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.
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.
Vendor gets 27 years for bombing bid
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/07/2016
» A street fruit vendor, who admitted to carrying a homemade bomb to the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters in a failed plot to blow it up in June 2010, was sentenced to 27 years and six months in prison and ordered to pay a 50-baht fine in a Supreme Court ruling on Friday.
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.
New report spurs call for reform of lese majeste law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/02/2016
» A new report shows lese majeste imprisonment is becoming a pattern, violating liberties, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression, prompting a rare call for reform to the lese majeste law.
Civil society not happy with CDC draft charter
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/02/2016
» Civil society has given the thumbs down to the Meechai draft charter saying it revokes the rights and liberties enshrined under previous constitutions, with some NGOs threatening to vote against it during the referendum if the draft is not changed.
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.
Scholar seeks justice for student activists
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/07/2015
» A Thammasat University vice-rector has urged the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to amend one of its previous orders to allow for the release of 14 detained students.