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By Prachatai |
<p>Parit &lsquo;Penguin&rsquo; Chiwarak, a student activist who has been advocating monarchy reform, has received a police summons for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act. A list from a police source shows charges against 11 more activists are expected to follow.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, Parit Chiwarak, and Panupong Jadnok faced a long night after the court denied a police request to extend their temporary detention in Bangkok Remand Prison. Re-arrest was waiting for them outside amidst allegations of illegal arrest by the police, where violence was involved.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (16 September) accepted a complaint against three leaders of the 10 August at Thammasat University, accusing them of attempting to overthrow the government.</p>
By Thammachart Kri-aksorn |
<p>Monday 7 September was supposed to be a peaceful holiday, but a Thai translation of Gene Sharp&rsquo;s book The Anti-Coup suddenly spread all over social media as a tank was spotted on a street by Thai netizens.&nbsp;</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Protest leaders Anon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok have been released from the Bangkok Remand Prison, where they have been detained for five days after the Criminal Court ruled on Thursday (3 September) to have their bail revoked.</p>
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By Prachatai |
<p>King Vajiralongkorn has deemed Thai Royal Consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi &lsquo;unblemished&rsquo;, according to the Royal Gazette. While her official titles have been restored as if they had never been stripped from her, many Thais welcomed her back with unexpected forms of&nbsp;wordplay.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Following a motion from the inquiry officer at Samranrat Police Station to revoke bail for human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and student activist Panupong &ldquo;Mike&rdquo; Jadnok, the Bangkok Criminal Court ruled to revoke Anon&rsquo;s bail and increase the security for Panupong.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Student activist Panupong &ldquo;Mike&rdquo; Jadnok was arrested for the second time yesterday (25 August), for participating in the demonstration at Thammasat University&rsquo;s Rangsit campus on 10 August. Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa was also arrested earlier today (26 August) on the same charge.</p>
By Amnesty International |
<p>Second arrest of student activist Panupong &quot;Mike&quot; Jadnok &quot;reveals&nbsp;the Thai authority&rsquo;s attempts to suppress the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly,&quot; says Amnesty International.&nbsp;</p>
By Human Rights Watch |
<p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a>&nbsp;authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights lawyer Anon Nampha and democracy activist Panupong Jadnok, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/08/thailand-drop-charges-release-democracy-activists">Human Rights Watch</a> said on Saturday (8 August).</p>
By ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights |
<p>Regional lawmakers today called on Thai authorities to immediately and unconditionally drop charges against human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and student activist Panupong Jadnok, and to ensure that all those participating in peaceful protests can do so without fear of reprisals.&nbsp;</p>