Thailand remains on the CIVICUS Monitor's human rights watchlist following a series of alarming developments, including the dissolution of the Move Forward Party and the continued prosecution of activists under the royal defamation law.

The CIVICUS Monitor has added Thailand to its watchlist of countries experiencing rapid declines in civic freedoms, due to the targeting of activists, critics and the opposition by the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Meanwhile, there has been an upsurge in transnational repression directed at foreign activists seeking refugee protection in Thailand.

A new report by the CIVICUS Monitor rates civic space in Thailand as 'repressed,' as the royal defamation law continues to be used to criminalise dissent and spyware has been used against activists. Protesters were also prosecuted and faced excessive force while concerns remain about a restrictive NGO bill.