On May 13, 2010, the Center for Resolution of the Emergency Situation has announced the measures to ‘increase the pressures against the red-shirt demonstrations’ and cut off all commuting routes around the demonstration area. This includes ceasing all public bus, boat, elevated rail (BTS), electricity, street lights, water, blocking all mobile phone signals in the area. At the evening of the same day, the Emergency Act was extended to 17 more provinces in the central, north and northeast of Thailand to control the area and block any support coming in from the provinces.

At late night of the same day, at least one red-shirt protester was killed in firing by the army. M79 was shot by the army in Silom area, causing around 20 protesters to be injured. Armored personnel carriers and snipers, sharpshooters all with live bullets are employed to execute in this mission. This use of heavy weapons already causes the violence from the government for the past one month, yet P.M Abhisit has never shown any responsibility

This decision and move made by the government has again brought Thai political situation into crisis We, the Student Federation of Thailand and other student and youth organization network, have demands and warning to the government under P.M. Abhisit Vejjajiva and other stakeholders as following;

1.      Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is to be held responsible to all the lives that are lost, by resigning and arranging general election as soon as possible.

2.      The Emergency Act shall be abolished in Bangkok and other 16 provinces as soon as possible; the government shall also stop censoring all news channel blocked – websites, radios, cables.

3.      Abhisit Vejjajiva and others held responsible for the crackdown and any death must be trialed through Thai and international juridical process with equal standard.

4.       International Human Rights organizations and international community should hold duty to look into the matters of the serious human rights violation. They should pressure on the current government to the most extent, and intervene if necessary.

May 14, 2010

Student Federation of Thailand

Student Federation of Northeastern Thailand

ISKRA Group (Prakaifire)

Thai Youth Democracy Organization (Seri Panyachon)