By Prachatai |
Thailand has reverted to ‘Not Free’ status, says Freedom House in its new Freedom in the World Report, due to the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, the forced repatriation of activists, refugees, and asylum seekers to countries where they faced ill-treatment, and on going prosecution and detention of pro-democracy activists.
By Prachatai |
<p>Thailand’s rating remains ‘Not Free’ in Freedom House’s 2022 <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2022/global-expansion-authoritarian-rule">Freedom in the World</a> report, with its score dropping from last year’s 30 out of 100 to 29, while the report notes a global threat to freedom and democracy and the expansion of authoritarian regimes. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>In Freedom House’s 2021 global freedom analysis, Thailand scores 30 out of 100, 2 points less than last year, due to a poor performance in many aspects of political rights and civil liberties. This has brought down the country’s status from ‘Partly Free’ to ‘Not Free’.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Thailand is now rated as ‘partly free’ in the 2020 <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/FIW_2020_REPORT_BOOKLET_Final.pdf">Freedom in the World</a> report, published by Freedom House, after being classified as ‘not free’ last year, while the report notes that political rights and civil liberties in Asia have declined.</p>