Nut (alias), 16 years old, is one of the “Talugas” youth, an independent group of citizens that occupied the “Din Daeng Triangle” as their protest site between August and September 2021. Later, the boy was arrested by the police at a construction camp in Din Daeng while he was sleeping. The police tried to press him […]
During 2020 to 2021, children whose age below 18 years old participated in many rallies to call for rights, freedom, and democracy within Thai society. In response, the Thai government obstructed children’s freedom of expression and assembly by various means, for instance intimidating in their private space and during an assembly by the authorities, obstructing […]
On 29 October 2021, the public prosecutor indicted Sainam (firstname and surname withheld), a 17-year-old, pro-democracy activist, under Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code (lèse-majesté) in a case of wearing crop top in the People’s Runway rally held on 29 October 2020 in Bangkok. The public prosecutor also informed Sainam that he was also […]
Thailand’s political temperature is rising in August 2021 as protesters have returned to the street to call for General Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down from his position due to the Prime Minister’s failure to manage the COVID-19 crisis, including the issues of vaccine administration, economic downturn, and intense rollout of new rules for restricting freedom […]
During the protest movement for rights, liberties, and democracy that began in 2020, youths- any persons younger than 18 years old- have played a critical role in organizing and participating in political activities inside and outside their educational institutions. They have also been actively contributing to pushing the limits of public discussion on social and […]
On 24 May 2021, the Central Juvenile and Family Court informed the lèse-majesté indictment dated 9 April 2021 to Thanakorn (surname withheld), aka Petch, a 17-year-old (as of the incident day) pro-democracy, LGBTQ+ human rights defender, making this the first case in Thailand to indict minors under the Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lèse-majesté […]
On 28th February 2021, the police arrested 23 citizens divided into 19 citizens and 4 juveniles whose ages are under 18. The police disbanded the demonstration (#มอ็ บ28กุมภา) held by ‘REDEM’ group, and pressed 6 charges against 22 individuals and 5 charges against a citizen. The arrest took place at Din Daeng Metropolitan Police Station. […]
