<div>On 29 January, Ratchaburi Provincial Court will announce the verdict in the case of 4 activists and 1 Prachatai journalist who were accused of allegedly violating the Referendum Act by giving moral support to villagers in Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Province in the case of the activists, and by reporting on the incident by the Prachatai journalist. Prachatai invites readers to review the proceedings of a case that has been going on for around a year, as well as the demands for a democratic referendum from organizations fighting for human rights and media freedom.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The military released Suthachai Yimprasert, a red-shirt history lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, at about 5 pm, after he reported to the military junta along with ten other activists on Tuesday morning.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>He was released on condition that he will not join any anti-coup activity and not write about the lèse majesté law.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Suthachai said he did not about the fate of the others.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Tewarit Maneechay, a Prachatai journalist who was summoned by the same order as Surachai, has not be </div></div>