“We are just citizens who never surrender ourselves to injustice: The two-point memo of “James Prasit” before being released from the incarnation

1 “We start counting from one together today With our spirit united, we shall fight together For a “new day” of happiness for all people Bravely, we declare the war to restore people’s power!” Kaew Kosum   “I would like to post a poem ‘Counting from one’ by Kaew Kosum again on this page. The […]

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23/11/2563

Voice of “Somyot”, he was locked up again after spending seven years in jail previously, “It feels even more painful”

Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, 59, has been through the thick and thin, numerous protests, legal cases and seven years in prison after being convicted of violation of Article 112. This time, Somyot is back in prison again on a national security offense, but this time he is accused of violating Article 116 of the Criminal Code in […]

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23/11/2563

“We cannot live like this, we cannot live in a society like this”: “Pai Dao Din” yells from behind the bars

Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattararaksa was arrested on 13 October 2020, one day before the massive demonstration. There was no sign then that the government would pursue harsh measures against the protesters. The forcible dispersal of the gathering at the Democracy Monument was as violent as other times. Pai and his 20 friends were arrested before anyone […]

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20/11/2563

“The order to incarcerate suspects prior to trial will only deepen the wounds inflicted on the people”: Mike Panupong and his return to the prison

“My return to the prison this time causes me no problems. Unlike my previous stint in jail, I had no anxiety anticipating what I will face inside. I adjusted very quickly this time. The problem for me is that the presumption of innocence should apply to all suspects. I am not ok with the remand […]

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26/10/2563

When the court affirms the NCPO authority long after its rule: Lessons learned from the case against “Polawat”’s anti-dictatorship leaflet distribution

On 26 March 2020, prior to the announcement of curfew and inter-province travel restrictions to counter the COVID-19 outbreak, the Provincial Court of Rayong read a verdict on the case against Mr. Polawat Woradomputthikul. A factory worker, Polawat distributed leaflets read “Wake up and fight… Democracy lovers. Dictatorship down, long live democracy” against the National […]

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09/07/2563

Summary of “The Legal Opinion on the Declaration of the State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic”

By virtue of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in the State of Emergency B.E. 2548 (2005) (“The Emergency Decree”), the Prime Minister announced the government would declare a state of emergency in all areas in the Kingdom in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergency is in effect from 26 March to 30 […]

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30/03/2563

His Parents’ First Smile in Six Days: a record of “Niranam_” before bail.

24 February 2020 It’s the sixth day since the Twitter user “Niranam_” (meaning “Anonymous”), whose contents publicly criticizing Thai politics and society had been followed by more than a hundred thousand concerned citizens, was detained at Pattaya police station. He was then imprisoned at Pattaya Special Prison afterward, as the court’s denied a request for […]

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27/02/2563

Hurdles on the track: an overview of the restrictions of rights and freedoms during #RunAgainstDictatorship throughout Thailand

On 12 January 2020, Thailand witnessed the first nationwide assemblies expressing public opinion since the NCPO era, namely the “Run to Oust the Uncle or Run Against Dictatorship (RAD)” running events held concurrently in 39 provinces. In addition to raising awareness about the benefits of exercise for individuals’ wellbeing, participants saw the run as a […]

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24/02/2563

You Can “Run Against Dictatorship”: Basic Legal Recommendations before Staging a “Run Against Dictatorship” Event

On 12 January 2020, people in several Thai provinces and abroad will unite to “Run Against Dictatorship”. Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has found that event organizers in Bangkok and other provinces have faced difficulty in obtaining permission to use some locations for the event, being threatened by officials when requesting permission to stage the […]

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10/01/2563

RDN50 case’s document exposing how successive crime reporting coupled with IO have been used to suppress freedoms of the anti-NCPO activists

The document submitted by Gen Burin Thongpraphai, former legal officer of the NCPO, as evidence to support the prosecution for the case against six core members of the “We Want Elections Group” (RDN50) exposes how the NCPO has used the successive crime reporting as a tool to suppress political activists and dissidents. The legal actions […]

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