As the number of political prisoners continue to increase, the civil society has been pushing for an amnesty bill. Although several amnesty bills have been proposed, the royal defamation law, or Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, remains the most contentious issue in the debate as several parties oppose granting amnesty to royal defamation defendants. But the report from the Special Committee studying approaches to an amnesty law present an option: conditional amnesty.

A group of activists and protesters rang in the New Year at a gathering in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison in support of political prisoners remaining in detention and to demand their release.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa appeared at the Chiang Mai Provincial Court to testify in a royal defamation case arising from a speech he delivered on 23 November 2020 at Chiang Mai University. The verdict is scheduled to be delivered on 27 March 2025.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa now faces over 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act for writing and posting a letter to King Vajiralongkorn on his public Facebook account on 8 November 2022.

Engage Thailand has officially launched with the mission to advance Thai democracy and human rights at the international level by educating the public, mobilizing the Thai diaspora, and building relationships with international organizations.

Thailand is set to introduce an amnesty bill for politically motivated cases aimed at unravelling two decades of political conflict, but this has fuelled another heated debate, particularly on royal defamation cases, which several political parties want excluded from amnesty.

The Freedom Bridge project was officially launched yesterday (26 September) to provide support for Thai political prisoners and their families which face related economic and psychological impacts.

Political prisoners held at the Bangkok Remand Prison and their friends and family have said that they are having a hard time staying connected after the prison shop suspended the sale of pens and the prison imposed a new regulation on detainees’ letters.

For the past 100 weeks, activists in Chiang Mai have been staging a protest every Saturday to demand the release political prisoners. They now vow to keep going until all political prisoners are freed and the judicial system is reformed.

Human Rights lawyer Anon Nampa was found guilty yesterday (25 July) of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act for two Facebook posts made in January and February 2021 criticizing the King’s exercise of power, bringing his cumulative prison sentence for royal defamation to over 14 years.

Activists in Chiang Mai have filed petitions addressed to the President of the Supreme Court, the Region 5 Chief Justice, and the Move Forward Party calling for bail for political prisoners detained for royal defamation.

Members of the activist group "Ratsadon Chiang Rai" submitted a letter to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, urging the government to expedite bail rights for political detainees, as promised by the Pheu Thai Party during their campaign.