By Prachatai |
A 43-year-old Bangkok citizen has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on a royal defamation charge over a comment made in the Royalist Marketplace Facebook group in 2021.
By Prachatai |
A 30-year-old has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a Facebook post featuring a photo of a protest sign.
By Prachatai |
The Roi-Et Provincial Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by an MP from the Klatham Party against a university student over a Facebook share questioning the MP’s qualifications. The Court concluded that scrutinising the qualifications of a politician or public figure is something that the public is entitled to do.
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By Yostorn Triyos |
A series of photographs and essay by Real Frame photographer Yostorn Triyos explores life in communities on the banks of the Salween River after the Covid-19 pandemic and the February 2021 Myanmar coup, such as Sop Moei and Mae Sam Laep where people continues to live in uncertainty amidst the war. Meanwhile, the Thai and Myanmar government's project to build 6 dams across the Salween River has been put on hold due to the pandemic and the war.
By Wanna Taemthong |
<p>Following the February 2021 coup in Myanmar and subsequent violence against protesters, a large number of people from Myanmar came to Thailand seeking safety and are now living as refugees in urban areas. Some came with valid visas, while some are undocumented, but all are unrecognised as refugees and unprotected under Thai law.</p>
<p>During the pandemic, Thai musicians and workers in the music industry faced unemployment as bars and entertainment venues were ordered to close. Many had to sell their instruments to keep themselves afloat, or make a living doing whatever else they could, while some left the industry altogether.</p><p>In "Unplugged: Music in Crisis," Thai musicians talk about their lives during and after the pandemic, and the future of creative economy in Thailand.</p>
By Prachatai |
Thailand has formally appointed two former presidents of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea as its conciliators for its maritime dispute proceedings with Cambodia. The move marks the latest step in a compulsory conciliation process that emerged after Thailand moved to terminate the maritime MoU that had long served as the framework for bilateral negotiations.
Prachatai brings together the key facts on how Thailand's push to scrap the maritime MoU with Cambodia led the two countries to compulsory conciliation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
By Sasitorn Aksornwilai |
It has become clear that the Thailand-Cambodia maritime demarcation dispute will be subject to an international mechanism as Cambodia has recently invoked UN-backed compulsory conciliation in response to Thailand’s unilateral cancellation of a 25-year-old maritime MoU. Here’s all you need to know about the long-standing maritime dispute and the compulsory conciliation process.
By Anna Lawattanatrakul |
Between 10 April – 19 May 2010, 94 people were killed during the military crackdown on the Red Shirt protests and over a thousand were injured. Most of those killed were shot with live rounds in the head and torso, and many were shot several times. Despite several inquests ruling that the protesters were killed by military fire, none of the cases made it to court. Attempts to prosecute the officers involved were denied, with courts saying that they do not have jurisdiction
By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra |
The decision to terminate the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU 2001) by the Thai Cabinet on 5 May 2026 signals a transformative shift toward militarized unilateralism in Southeast Asia, while rising nationalism has stalled military reform in Thailand.
By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra |
The recent move by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to seek lifetime political bans for 44 opposition MPs, accused of a "gross ethics breach" simply for proposing to amend the royal defamation law, underscores how the boundaries of Thai politics are being redrawn in real-time. This investigation into lawmakers for their legislative actions serves as the latest flashpoint in a transformation of public discourse that has undergone a striking shift since 2019.
By Prachatai |
Thailand is set to introduce an amnesty bill for politically motivated cases aimed at unravelling two decades of political conflict, but this has fuelled another heated debate, particularly on royal defamation cases, which several political parties want excluded from amnesty.
By Prachatai |
Military conscription law in Cambodia has once again come under global media attention after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that the Cabinet had approved a draft conscription law at the Peace Palace on 23 April 2026. All Cambodian citizens aged 18–25 will be required to serve in the military, while women may be recruited on a voluntary basis under the new law. A Thai activist calls it a threat to democracy.
By Zoe Chiang |
Nearly fifty years on, the 6 October 1976 Thammasat University Massacre is no longer a denied chapter of history. Commemoration events have expended since the 2020 youth movement, but even as the silence is broken, accountability remains to be found.
By Anna Lawattanatrakul |
Five years after abortion was legalised in Thailand, abortion access remains limited. As an answer to these constraints, the abortion rights group Tamtang Foundation has opened Tarntawan Clinic, aiming to find a friendlier way of providing abortion care and to widen access to abortion in Thailand.
By Rungrot Tatiyawongwiwat |
Since the launch of its first internet connection in 1987, Thailand has significantly expanded its digital infrastructure, which now includes the rollout of a 5G network nationwide. Its public digital infrastructure now includes the Government Data Center and Cloud Service (GDCC), Digital ID platforms, e-government service portals, online tax systems, and digital welfare registration mechanisms.However, access remains difficult for many citizens, particularly in remote areas and among the elderly.
By Don Pathan |
Formal peace talks between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) will resume in June 2026. This comes despite a recent spike in violence in the far South, which the insurgents are using to demand deeper political discussions to address their demands for “self-government”.
By Don Pathan |
The incoming government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is finding out very quickly that conflict resolution for the Deep South is not so straightforward and that his quick-fix approach will not achieve the intended results given the complexity of the Deep South.
By FORUM-ASIA |
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) welcomes the Thai Court of Appeal’s ruling that the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC)—a government agency responsible for Thailand’s internal security—is liable for “damaging the reputations” of Senator and human rights activist Angkhana Neelapaijit and women human rights defender Anchana Heemmina.
By World Uyghur Congress |
The World Uyghur Congress has issued a statement condemning the death penalty given by the Bangkok South Criminal Court against two Uygur men for alleged involvement in the August 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing.
The Thai government should take immediate and concrete steps to end the arbitrary arrest, detention, torture, and forced return of refugees, Fortify Rights said on 11 June. In November 2026, the U.N. Human Rights Council will examine Thailand’s human rights record since late 2021 as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Thailand’s previous review took place in November 2021.
Prudence Foundation, in partnership with Plan International, today marked the successful conclusion of the Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) Project with the official handover of the CSS Learning Platform (www.thaicssplatform)