<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Two men were charged with lèse majesté after being detained for seven days by the military. The court denied their bail requests.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On Tuesday, police charged Chaleaw J. and Kathawut B. under Article 112 of the Criminal Code or the lèse majesté law. They were denied bail and sent to Bangkok Remand Prison. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>They were among 28 people summoned by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under <a href="http://prachatai.org/english/node/4097">order no. 44</a>, issued on June 1. </div></div>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The Criminal Court on Monday for the second time rejected a bail request of Apichat (last name withheld due to privacy concerns). </div></div>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>How well do you understand the red shirts? Why have most Isan people become red-shirt supporters? Academics from Thammasat and Chulalongkorn universities have tried to explain the emergence of the red shirts and the current political conflict.&nbsp;</div> <div> </div></div>