The sex worker right group Empower Foundation is preparing to launch a campaign to collect signatures to introduce a bill to parliament repealing the 1996 anti-sex work law and outlining protection for sex workers.

On Saturday (8 March), activists in Chiang Mai staged an International Women’s Day march from Tha Pae gates to the Three Kings Monument carrying signs calling attention to gender equality issues, from abortion rights and the legalization of sex work to calling for support for women facing violence in Myanmar.

Pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for sedition charges over speeches they delivered during a 10 August 2020 protest at Thammasat University.

A pro-democracy activist has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for royal defamation after throwing dog food at an image of the King. The activist was later granted bail pending appeal.

After taking office less than a year ago, the Senate has been put in the hot seat over allegations of collusion in last year’s Senate election. So what do we know about the case?

Ministers have confirmed the deportation of 40 Uyghur refugees, claiming that they agreed to return to China, and that no third country had offered to take them. Meanwhile, letters written by the Uyghurs have been revealed, showing their desire not to return to China.

Police chief Pol Gen Kitrat Panphet confirmed today (27 February) that the Thai authorities have returned 40 Uyghur refugees held in the Immigration Detention Centre to China on a request from the Chinese government. Meanwhile, several human rights organizations condemned the deportation as a violation of Thailand's international obligations as the refugees are at risk of human rights abuses if returned to China. Some also said that the forced return undermine Thailand's credibility as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

Amidst concerns that the Thai authorities are preparing to deport 48 Uyghur refugees detained at Bangkok's Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre back to China, at least three groups of detainees were moved in the middle of the night on Wednesday (26 February) and early Thursday morning (27 February). The second and third groups were moved in trucks with blacked-out windows, while police officers asked reporters not to take pictures.

A citizen journalist from the Deep South has been acquitted of a charge brought against him while reporting on a case of extrajudicial killing, while the mother of the deceased has been sentenced to prison.

Sirapob Phumpheungphut, a student activist detained pending appeal on a royal defamation charge, has gone on a hunger strike after 333 days in detention and being repeatedly denied bail.

Abdulafir Seng, a volunteer reporter for the Deep South news outlet Wartani, was released on Tuesday (18 February) after 7 days in military detention. He was later arrested by the police and charged with sedition and violation of the Computer Crimes Act.

Prachatai has been awarded 2 Human Rights Media awards by Amnesty International Thailand for a report on the five men accused of being "Men in Black" firing war weapons on Tanao Road during the 10 April 2010 crackdown on Red Shirt protests and a video feature on the death in detention of activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom. Meanwhile, ThisAble.Me received 2 awards for a report on the experience of disabled candidates in the Senate election and a photo series on access to disability aid and prosthesis in Si Saket.