By Prachatai |
The Appeal Court has convicted an MP from the People’s Party of royal defamation over a speech demanding the release of political prisoners in 2021. She was later granted bail, allowing her to retain her MP position.
By Prachatai |
Chonthicha Jangrew, an activist-turned-People’s Party MP, has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison on a royal defamation charge filed against her for posting a message to King Vajiralongkorn during a November 2020 protest, in which protesters marched to the Grand Palace to send letters calling for monarchy reform.
By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) |
On International Human Rights Day, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) calls on Southeast Asian governments to take actions to safeguard parliamentarians who face threats, harassment, and violence for their work defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. APHR warns that the escalating attacks against elected officials, particularly women, represent a deliberate attempt to silence dissent and perpetuate authoritarianism in the region.
By Prachatai |
In a bid to secure bail rights for political prisoners, Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs will propose legal amendments guaranteeing bail rights for all citizens.
By Prachatai |
The Criminal Court has postponed the witness examination hearings in the royal defamation trial of activist and MP designate Chonticha Jangrew, claiming that it has just discovered her lawyer’s schedule in its own case information system.
By Prachatai |
The Criminal Court has insisted on continuing witness examination in the royal defamation trial of activist Chonticha Jangrew, now MP designate for the Move Forward Party, despite her lawyer being unavailable to attend the hearing.
By Prachatai |
<p>A protest took place at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus on Wednesday (10 August), restating the 3 demands of the 2020 pro-democracy protests and calling on people to bring about change through the next general election.</p>
By Teeranai Charuvastra |
<p>Whatever happened to the monarchy reform movement that sparked massive protests two years ago? Is the movement still around? </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Khon Kaen Provincial Court has accepted a lèse-majesté case filed against Tiwagorn Withiton, a Facebook user whose picture wearing a shirt printed with “I lost faith in the monarchy” went viral in 2020.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>15 activists, including Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa, have been summoned to Pathumwan Police Station on sedition charges filed by Col Burin Thongprapai, says Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).</p>