The Criminal Court has dismissed a defamation by publication charge filed against activist Sirawit Serithiwat for a speech criticizing the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) during a protest in March 2019.

FTA Watch and allied Thai civil-society organizations have urged the EU Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) Team to strengthen its evaluation of the proposed EU–Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), warning that trade commitments must not undermine public health, food sovereignty, livelihoods, consumer protection, and environmental sustainability.

A 28-year-old from Mukdahan has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on a royal defamation charge filed over a comment under a Facebook post featuring a picture of King Vajiralongkorn and his son Prince Dipangkorn.

Four activists have been found guilty of royal defamation and sentenced to prison over speeches given at a protest in front of the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters on 29 November 2020.

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to prison by the Supreme Court for royal defamation over his social media post questioning the death of King Rama VIII. The ruling has stirred outcry among the general public, as many argued that the Court overinterpreted the law and that the decision could harm academic historical studies.

A defamation lawsuit filed against Australian journalist Murray Hunter by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been dropped following a mediation session on 16 February.

The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) faces legal challenges in three courts over the integrity of the 8 February elections after major irregularities were reported.

On 13 February, the Supreme Administrative Court reaffirmed a temporary injunction halting a proposed coal mine project in Chiang Mai’s Omkoi District after local community members filed a lawsuit alleging that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the project was not conducted properly.

A protest took place on Sunday (15 February) at the Pathumwan Skywalk in Bangkok over transparency issues in the 8 February election, including the use of barcodes on ballot papers, which raised concerns that voter confidentiality may have been compromised.

The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has refused to recount the vote in Chonburi’s Constituency 1, where a protest has been going on for three straight days demanding a recount after voters reported abnormal conduct during the voting process.

Following Thailand’s 2026 general elections, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has faced a legitimacy crisis over the transparency of the polls with over 5,000 irregularities being reported.

Serious concerns have been raised by the discovery of barcodes and QR codes with unique numbers on ballot papers used in last weekend’s general election, potentially revealing how each voter cast their votes; this could lead to voiding the elections.