<p>A Twitter user who was arrested last week under computer crime charges for posting about the monarchy has been denied bail twice on the ground that he might flee, <a href="https://twitter.com/TLHR2014/status/1231798694909030410?fbclid=IwAR2egZDptmiI3FAsosgt8zeHEA-YaLcnYd_9wY99EGPdJ3AzFZ8PN4xLY7k">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)</a> reported.</p>

<p>Four defendants in the Thai Federation case have been sentenced to between 2 and 3 years in prison for suspected involvement in the Thai Federation movement, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said on Tuesday (21 January).</p>

<p>On Tuesday (24 December), a court in Lop Buri sentenced former Voice TV reporter Suchanee Cloitre to two years to prison in a defamation lawsuit filed against her by the Thammakaset Company.</p>

<p>On Monday (9 December 2019), the Foreign Correspondents&rsquo; Club of Thailand (FCCT) issued a statement on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FCCThailand/posts/2627718833979717">Facebook page</a> that they have been asked by Lumpini Police Station to cancel a booking for a press conference for the &ldquo;Run Against Dictatorship&rdquo; event, organized by activist Tanawat Wongchai.</p>

<p>A new report by CIVICUS Monitor, a global research collaboration which rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries, shows that the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted in Asia.</p>

<p>Thai authorities over five years of military rule prosecuted numerous peaceful critics of the government to stay in power, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.</p>

<p>Political activist Karn Pongpraphapan was arrested last night (7 October) by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), after an arrest warrant was issued for a violation of Article 14 of the Computer-related Crime Act, said Winyat Chatmontree, Karn&rsquo;s attorney and the Secretary General of the United Lawyers for Rights and Liberty.</p>

<p>UN Human Rights High Commissioner has urged the Thai junta to respect freedom of expression to ensure open discussion during the drafting of constitution.&nbsp;</p> <p>Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Thursday pointed out his concerns on the imposition of the martial law, which has given to the military the power to crack down on political dissent and opposition.</p>

<p>The Thai authorities have dismissed an international NGO’s report on the deterioration of Thailand’s political rights, saying Thai people should not let ‘the outside world’ intervene in domestic affairs.</p>

<p>Thailand’s military authorities must halt the alarming deterioration in respect for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including ending the unprecedented use of the lèse-majesté law, Amnesty International said ahead of International Human Rights Day on 10 December.</p>