<p>The Assembly of the Poor announced that a meeting between representatives of the villagers and state agencies, with the provincial governor as chair, had agreed to start releasing water from the Pak Mun Dam beginning on July 26, 2007.</p>

<p>The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) deplores the arrest on July 26th of nine high-ranking members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Thai&nbsp;police detained the nine individuals after they had presented themselves to the Bangkok Criminal Court to answer charges relating to a recent protest.</p>

<p>I, Mr. Jaran Ditapichai, an interim National Human Rights Commissioner and one of the leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), would like to draw your attention to the recent act of human rights violation against a peaceful rally organized by the UDD on last Sunday July 22, 2007. </p>

<p>The events of the past few days leave me with great consternation. Firstly there was unprovoked aggression by the state, in the form of reckless baton wielding and tear gas showered upon what was an essentially peaceful protest against the unconstitutional activities of Gen Prem, leaving a lot of people injured and in pain. Secondly, my colleagues in select domestic media have chosen to offer a heavily biased coverage of the tragic incident, pushing into oblivion, the plight of the protestors and putting to rest the concept of &quot;neutral reporting&quot;. To them, I can only make exhortations to display greater courage and responsibility.</p>

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2">On 18 July 2007, the Computer Crime Act B.E.2550 (2007) came into force. It took 9 years from the initial draft to the successful passage by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), appointed by the Council for National Security(CNS). An unofficial translation of the Computer Crime Act follows.</font> </span></p> <p></p>

<p>Burma&#39;s increased use of helicopters to maintain a strong troop presence and bases in Karen State in Eastern Burma, ensures that there will be no cessation to the offensive started in November 2005, which threatens 25,000 people with starvation.&nbsp; </p>

<p>The Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) human rights group has issued a statement that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly to express political views is fundamental to democracy and that the state is obliged to guarantee the people such freedom.</p>

<p>We the undersigned, law lecturers of Thammasat University, as Thai citizens and legal professionals, declare our rejection of the draft Constitution of Thailand B.E.... </p>

<p>Silpakorn University philosophy lecturer Asst. Prof. Boonsong Chaisinghanon has told Prachatai that he has refused to hand over examination papers and score details from his Thai Civilization courses.</p>

<p><span>For more than two months, a group of Moken sea gypsies from a fishing boat owned by rich men from Ranong province have been detained in the Nicobar Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. No one cares about their fate, perhaps because they have no nationality, or perhaps they are not human beings? Why do concerned people not care at all about their agony?</span></p>

<p>Open letter from Campaign for Popular Media Reform (CPMR) and Freedom Against Censorship Thailand (FACT) to Thai citizens</p>

<p>A Thai Civilization lecturer is being threatened with a l&egrave;se majest&eacute; charge as the police believe the questions he asked students in their examination are slanderous to the monarchy.</p>