<p dir="ltr"><em><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcd8e39e-c3d4-1456-7cea-da4243f6b98f">This article was first published at </span><a href="http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/">New Mandala</a>, a specialist website on Southeast Asia based at the Australian National University’s Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs.</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcd8e39e-c3d4-1456-7cea-da4243f6b98f"><img alt="" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/685/23857937346_4b446caf40_o.jpg" /></span></p>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Since the coup d’état on 22 May, the junta has threatened and detained academics and students in many tertiary educational institutions. It even sent soldiers to storm on-going academic seminars and force them to stop. Despite the climate of fear, Thai academics are now protesting against the junta and the suppression of free speech by using a metal box. Yes, a metal box -- or ‘<em>Peep</em>’ in Thai.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>

<p>WARNING!&nbsp; This article has been written so as to conform to the restrictions on freedom of expression imposed by Thai law and its normal interpretation and practice.<br /><br />That should do it.<br /></p>

<p><em>[This is the text of the presentation made by Nick Nostitz at the launch of his&nbsp; Red vs. Yellow, Volume 2: Thailand&rsquo;s Political Awakening in Bangkok yesterday.]</em></p>