By Prachatai |
The Narathiwat Provincial Court has acquitted a human rights defender in a case filed by the Royal Thai Navy in Narathiwat province over her Facebook post demanding a military camp pay its outstanding water bill to a mosque. The case stemmed from a mistaken location mentioned in her post, which she later promptly corrected.
By Prachatai |
A 31-year-old electrician has been indicted for royal defamation over four Facebook posts.
By Prachatai |
Detained human rights lawyer Anon Nampa has been awarded the 2025 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Right Defenders At Risk for his role in promoting and protecting human rights despite serious risk to his own personal safety.
By Prachatai |
Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has strongly dismissed allegations that he was involved in the crackdown on the Red Shirt protests in 2010 during his lecture at Chulalongkorn University, following a protest by a group of students.
By Prachatai |
Three student activists have filed a complaint against ultra-royalist group member Akkarawut Kraisisombat, after he posted their pictures and threatened violence against them.
By Prachatai |
A Red Shirt protester has been released after being acquitted in all five cases related to explosives during the 2014 Yellow Shirt protests.
By Prachatai |
The Senate voted on Tuesday (28 October) to find senator Nantana Nantavaropas guilty of a serious ethics breach, forwarding her case on to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over a remark she made about a pork vendor-turned-senator.
By Prachatai |
Yesterday morning (29 October), police, immigration, and provincial officials in Nonthaburi arrested over 70 Montagnard refugees in Bang Yai district. They are being detained at the District Office.
By Prachatai |
The Ministry of Education has come under fire over the past few days after it ordered schools to cancel festive activities for the next 12 months in mourning for the late Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother. Concerns have been expressed that cancelling activities would affect children’s development and deny students learning opportunities.
By Prachatai |
A pro-democracy activist has been sentenced to prison for surveying public perceptions of the King. She was later granted bail pending appeal.
By Prachatai |
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has revealed that local security agencies used information operations (IO) to target civilians, academics, politicians, and political dissidents.
By Prachatai |
The Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF), human rights advocates, and a refugee network are seeking an investigation into the alleged disappearance and forced repatriation of Dương Văn Thái, a Vietnamese refugee living in Thailand.