At least 26 conscripts were reported to have died under suspicious circumstances during military service over the past 17 years. Almost half of this number were reportedly subjected to beatings by commanding officers or senior conscripts. Some were said to have died following a sudden illness such as heatstroke and heart failure, while others reportedly committed suicide.

2025 has been an eventful year in Thailand: a year of changes political watershed moments, from new laws coming into effect to a border war. Here we look back at the year through the lens of our photographers.