By Prachatai |
<p>Twitter has taken down 926 Thai Twitter accounts which are deemed to be part of a state-linked information operation. The analysis shows that they target opposition parties and pro-democracy movements and try to counter criticism of the military and the government.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>An MP from Germany’s Green Party has questioned the German Foreign Ministry about its position towards the protests in Thailand and Thai King’s status in Bavaria. The Foreign Minister insists that Thai politics must not be conducted from German territory.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQwS8BFYj3M">video</a> of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa in which he addresses monarchy reform is inaccessible from Prachatai’s YouTube channel. A YouTube spokesperson has stated via email that it is operating in line with a Thai government request.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the 6 October 1976 Thammasat University massacre, a three-day event was held at Thammasat University, including a series of panel discussions, concerts, and a pop-up museum.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The student activist group Bad Student on Friday (2 October) organized a series of protests at various high schools in Bangkok to protest against abuse and mistreatment of students in schools, before going to the Ministry of Education to call for Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan to resign.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Additional charges have been filed against 7 leading anti-dictatorship protest figures for staging a protest against the arrest of Anon Nampa, a human rights lawyer and monarchy reform critic, in front of Bangkhen Police Station on 7 August without informing the police.</p>
By Yiamyut Sutthichaya |
<p>The speeches and demands at the 10 August protest have broken the decades-long taboo on addressing monarchy reform in public. After the initial turbulence and fears of a backlash passed, a public panel was organized that included royalist, conservative and progressive figures.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Several police complaints have been filed against the leaders and a supporter of the 19 September protest, including a lèse majesté complaint.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>On 21 September, Narin (surname not revealed) was arrested on suspicion of violating the Computer Crime Act, says Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. The 31-year-old has been accused of running a Facebook page which produces political memes involving the monarchy. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A group of volunteer actors staged a play in memory of the 99 people killed during the crackdowns on red shirt protests in 2010 during the anti-government protest on Saturday (19 September), now said to be one of the largest protests in Thailand since 2014.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>iLaw, the legal watchdog NGO and its allies, has led a march to parliament to submit their amendments to the constitution, 1 day before the parliament holds a debate on 2 amendment bills one from the government and one from the opposition, on 23-24 September</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Police stopped the vehicles of students transporting equipment and booklets to the protest at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus ahead of the afternoon’s protest.</p>