By Prachatai |
Protest signs appeared at several locations around Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus this morning (2 September) while 2nd Army Region Commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang was giving a talk at the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
By Prachatai |
Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law Student Committee and the Thammasat University Student Council have started a petition calling on the faculty not to invite Constitutional Court judge Udom Ratamarit back to teach as a special instructor after the Constitutional Court ruled to dissolve the Move Forward Party (MFP).
By Prachatai |
The Thammasat University Student Union (TUSU) organized a protest on Wednesday (26 July) at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus against attempts by the Senate and the Constitutional Court to block Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat from becoming Prime Minister despite his party winning the election.
By Prachatai |
<p>A protest took place at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus on Wednesday (10 August), restating the 3 demands of the 2020 pro-democracy protests and calling on people to bring about change through the next general election.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Student activist Benja Apan was granted bail today (14 January) by the South Bangkok Criminal Court after spending 99 days in prison and having been previously repeatedly denied bail.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Despite Thammasat University’s initial reluctance to allow any commemoration event this year, their change of mind at the midnight the night before allowed the commemoration to go ahead at the scene of the 1976 massacre.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Thammasat University Student Council has awarded the 2021 Jarupong Thongsin Award to student activist and protest leader Parit Chiwarak to honour his role in the 2020 – 2021 pro-democracy movement.</p>
By Yiamyut Sutthichaya |
<p>Protesters who stayed overnight in the occupation of Thammasat University and Sanam Luang on 19 September exchanged opinions with strangers as all prepared to sleep in the open.</p>
By Bamaejuri Sohkhlet |
<p>Foreigners attended the protest at Thammasat University to show their support for the people of Thailand and their fight for democracy. The use of social media has greatly contributed to the expansion of foreign participation in protests.</p>
By Thammachart Kri-aksorn |
<p>19 September is the day another large protest is planned in Thailand. The organizers say there may be 50,000-100,000 protesters gathered at Thammasat University’s Tha Phra Chan Campus. However, the university administration has prohibited them from entering the campus, claiming the students will not follow its rules. </p>
By Amnesty International |
<p>Second arrest of student activist Panupong "Mike" Jadnok "reveals the Thai authority’s attempts to suppress the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly," says Amnesty International. </p>