Class of 2020 EP.3 The Lives of Three Young Activists after the 2020 Protests Interviewed/written by Veerapong Soontornchattrawat . A 17-year-old youth chose to be on the front line, protecting the people during the protests in 2020. Five years later, he is back on the ‘front line,’ safeguarding his life and family. Although it is […]
Class of 2020 EP.2 The Lives of Three Young Activists after the 2020 Protests Interviewed/written by Veerapong Soontornchattrawat . His life changed forever after attending his first protest on 19 September 2020. Since then, he has faced over 20 political charges for exercising his freedom of expression. He has just started his first year of […]
The short documentary film “Then and Now” explores the past and present of three youths who faced political charges for their involvement in protests and acts of expression in Thailand during 2020–2021. The film is a collaboration between the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) and independent writer and filmmaker Veerapong Soontornchattrawat. . .
Series: YOUNG มีหวัง Seventeen years – the age of “Thanakon,” the first youth charged with violation of Article 116 of the Criminal Code and “Sainam,” the first youth charged with violation of Article 112 (lèse-majesté) of the Criminal Code. Sixteen years – the age of “Nat,” the youth who experienced the longest period of detention […]
During a mid-afternoon in late April, a young girl in a bright yellow shirt and a black denim skirt was half walking half running in a small alley that was branching away from the bustling street of Lat Phrao. On the outside looking in, people might have thought she was having the time of her […]
