<p>Editor condemns the government&rsquo;s threat to close down his magazine, and vows to continue publication in Chiang Mai instead. </p>

<p>In a sign of continued resistance, red-shirt print media is starting to lift its head again, with at least four publications now available in some parts of Bangkok and beyond. However, the government appears determined to suppress them, or at least stifle the most vocal ones.</p> <p>At press time yesterday, Red Power magazine editor Somyos Phrueksakasemsuk had reportedly gone into hiding. Somyos' colleague Sriatsara Titali told this writer yesterday that the editor was scheduled to speak at a symposium on the future of the media on Wednesday afternoon in Lat Phrao.</p>

<p>The Nonthaburi Provincial Governor led police to seize copies of Red Power magazine and halt the printing presses of a company hired to print the magazine.</p>

<p>The CRES spokesperson told the press that some people misrepresented the facts by claiming that the authorities killed red shirts, and he insisted that there were armed elements among protesters who killed the security forces and protesters and that soldiers did not use live ammunition.&nbsp; The Emergency Decree is to remain because there are offences against the monarchy.&nbsp; He also warned that the placing of red flowers in front of prisons by red shirts might constitute contempt of court.</p>

<p>An Australian man deported from Thailand after supporting anti-government Red Shirt protesters says he was beaten in prison and feared the Thai government would plant drugs on him.</p>

<p>Prachatai talked to Thaksin&rsquo;s lawyer Robert Amsterdam in about mid-August.&nbsp; The transcription below has been edited and some parts are missing, as the interview was done over the phone.</p>

<p>Almost 4 months after the crackdown, many red shirts are still detained in prisons around the country.&nbsp; The exact number of detainees, as well as their names, is not known.&nbsp; The official figure revealed by the secretary to the Minister of Justice is 209.</p>

<p>Conor David Purcell, an Australian national who was arrested and convicted for his involvement in the red-shirt rallies in April and May and was ordered to be released on 20 Aug, is still being detained at the Police Immigration Division at Soi Suan Phlu because he has no money for the air fare home.</p> <p>Purcell went on stage and gave speeches during the red-shirt rallies in Ratchaprasong, and was arrested on 27 May.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

<p>The CRES spokesperson told a press conference that certain print media have distorted information causing anxiety and rifts among the public, and presented news affronting the monarchy.&nbsp; The CRES will take legal action against them or close them down if necessary.</p>

<p>The Network of Volunteer Citizens to Protect the Monarchy on Facebook has met the DSI Director, and provided a video clip of Tom Dundee speaking at a red-shirt rally, which they say constitutes l&egrave;se majest&eacute;.</p>

<p>In a submission to the 14th session of the Human Rights Council, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) described the use of arbitrary orders for interrogation of civilians in army camps and other facilities under emergency regulations during the violence between state forces and antigovernment protestors in Thailand in April-May 2010 (A/HRC/14/NGO/42, 17 May 2010).</p>

<p>Pathum Wanaram Temple has cancelled the booking by a group of red shirts to hold a religious ceremony to mark 100 days since the crackdown in May.&nbsp; The abbot claims to have been pressured and criticized for siding with the red shirts.</p>