As the European Union and Thailand will soon be resuming negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Thai civil society organizations issued an open letter calling for the EU to take steps to ensure accountability and protection of rights.

Last Friday (19 September), activists staged a protest in front of Thammasat University to demand the release of political prisoners, constitutional amendments by an elected Constituent Assembly, and a House dissolution within 4 months.

The Supreme Court today (18 September) sentenced a 31-year-old security guard to 2 years in prison on a royal defamation charge for a Facebook comment from May 2021.

77 civil society organizations have petitioned for the President of the Supreme Court to grant bail to five protesters detained pending appeal over an incident on 14 October 2020, when they were accused of trying to block a royal motorcade on Phitsanulok Road during an anti-government protest.

The Supreme Court today (5 September) denied bail for two pro-democracy activists convicted of royal defamation over protest speeches they delivered in Chaiyaphum Province in 2021.

5 people detained on a royal defamation charges were released on Wednesday morning (27 August) after becoming eligible for early release under a Royal Pardon Decree issued on 29 July 2025.

The Ratchadapisek Criminal Court and the South Bangkok Criminal Court have denied all bail requests filed for human rights lawyer Anon Nampa, who has been detained pending appeal on a royal defamation charge for almost two years.

Anchan Preelert, a 69-year-old former civil servant detained on a royal defamation charge, will be released tomorrow (27 August), said Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

After several postponements, the Thanyaburi Provincial Court has begun the inquest into the death of activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, who died in May 2024 after a long hunger strike.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a petition requesting an inquiry to end inhumane treatment of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa regarding the use of leg shackles during his royal defamation trial, citing that the practice was lawful.

Parliament has dismissed an amnesty bill for political crimes that was proposed by the People’s Party and the Network for People’s Amnesty.

A growing number of Thai activists facing charges for political expression are being tried behind closed doors. In several recent cases, the courts ordered in camera trials and prohibited the publication of information on the proceedings, raising questions about judicial transparency and concerns that defendants were not receiving fair trials. In response, the question of how judicial proceedings should be conducted has emerged as a matter of public discussion.