By Prachatai |
After the Myanmar military announced the mandatory conscription of men aged 18 - 35 years old and women aged 18 - 27 years old, many young people fled to Thailand to avoid being drafted.
By Prachatai |
In an act of civil disobedience, student activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal went to a military conscription centre in Samut Prakan’s Bang Pu District and announced that he will not participate in the conscription process.
By Prachatai |
A former assistant of Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Tisana Choonhavan has been found dead while serving as a military conscript ahead of being discharged.
By Jared Makana Kirkey |
<p>Thousands of Russians have packed their bags and left the country in response to President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a limited draft of troops for Ukraine. Two Russians who fled to Thailand talk of their and their compatriots’ struggles to seek more peaceful pastures.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A conscript Seri Butwong died after serving for only 15 days. The hashtag #Abolish conscription hit the twitter top trend as opposition MPs questioned the Armed Forces over their failures in taking care of personnel.</p>
By Amnesty International |
<p>A new investigation by Amnesty International published today exposes how the Thai military routinely subject new conscripts to a barrage of beating, humiliation and sexual abuse that often amounts to torture.</p>
By Harrison George |
<p>This week in Alien Thoughts, Harrison George talks about what could happen once military conscription is abolished. </p>
<p>After social media attacks for criticising Thailand’s military conscription system, a former private says his criticisms should be used to make the army more professional.</p>
<p>Phongsathon Chankaew, founder of the <a href="https://www.waysup.in.th/">Way’s up</a> media website and independent social worker, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/phongsathon.golf/posts/10211938775319530">posted a Facebook message</a> on 2 November 2017 about his decision to remove his earlier post about military conscription.</p>