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Request to have hearing of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk held in Bangkok rejected by the court
Front Line
2012-01-27 15:53
 

On 26 January 2012, Front Line Defenders was informed that the request of human rights defender Mr Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, to have the next session of the court hearing against him heard in Bangkok was rejected by the court.

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Campaign for amendments to Article 112 in Chiang Mai
2012-01-26 03:11
 

Red Coffee shop on Sri Don Chai Road in Chiang Mai has held activities in support of Nitirat’s calls for amendments to Article 112 and the nullification of the 2006 coup’s legal effects, providing live broadcasts of the Thammasat academic group’s events in Bangkok and offering its customers a sign-up campaign to amend the lèse majesté law.

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National Human Rights Commission of Thailand statement on the "Penal Code Section 112"
National Human Rights Commission
2012-01-25 15:50
 

According to the recent media reports stating that National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) supports the amendment to Section 112 of the Penal Code, the NHRCT wishes to announce the inaccuracy of the said reports. The NHRCT sees that Section 112 serves to protect the prestige of the monarchy as Head of State in the same way as protection accorded to other Head of Foreign States as specified in section 133 of the Penal Code and the international principles of the State to protect its monarchy. Therefore, the previous media reports were false and inaccurate.

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Lese-majeste law leading to censorship
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation
2012-01-25 15:29
 

One of the least explored aspects of the lese-majeste law is censorship and self-censorship of anything that can be considered even mildly critical of the monarchy.

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Three arrest warrants issued over journalist's murder
Reporters Without Borders
2012-01-24 14:14
 

Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the revelations of the investigation into the murder of the freelance journalist, Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwittayaporn, shot dead in Phuket on 12 January.

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Something Wrong With them? Not them…us!
Brian Knight
2012-01-24 14:11
 

Forever to blame the bearer of bad news as the bad news itself, those who don’t like to hear the truth, or at least a great speech about it and why it’s occasionally necessary to be told the truth, often resort to little tricks to as quickly as possible extinguish growing embers before they become searing flames burning up centuries of lies and deceit.

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Campaign for amendments to Article 112 in Chiang Mai
2012-01-26 03:11

Red Coffee shop on Sri Don Chai Road in Chiang Mai has held activities in support of Nitirat’s calls for amendments to Article 112 and the nullification of the 2006 coup’s legal effects, providing live broadcasts of the Thammasat academic group’s events in Bangkok and offering...

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Sondhi urges military to stage a coup
2012-01-21 19:27

‘Soldiers, don’t sit still. Come out and seize power.  PAD supporters across the country will join the soldiers to seize Thailand back from those scoundrels,’ said Sondhi Limthongkul in a broadcast...

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Nitirat’s Sunday event moved to Sriburapha Auditorium
2012-01-21 09:01

Nitirat’s ‘Nullification of the effects of the 2006 coup’ event, to be held this Sunday 22 January, has been moved from the Faculty of Law to the Sriburapha Auditorium at the Tha Prachan campus of Thammasat University, as the Faculty of Law was concerned that there would be a...

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THAILAND: Open letter from Somyot Pruksakasemsuk
2012-01-16 18:16

An open letter from the Malaysian Support Group for Democracy in Thailand on behalf of Mr. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk to those concerned with freedom of expression and political prisoners in Thailand.

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Request to have hearing of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk held in Bangkok rejected by the court
2012-01-27 15:53

On 26 January 2012, Front Line Defenders was informed that the request of human rights defender Mr Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, to have the next session of the court hearing against him heard in Bangkok was rejected by the court.

  • 4 comments
National Human Rights Commission of Thailand statement on the "Penal Code Section 112"
2012-01-25 15:50

According to the recent media reports stating that National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) supports the amendment to Section 112 of the Penal Code, the NHRCT wishes to announce the inaccuracy of the said reports. The NHRCT sees that Section 112 serves to protect the prestige of the...

  • 4 comments
Lese-majeste law leading to censorship
2012-01-25 15:29

One of the least explored aspects of the lese-majeste law is censorship and self-censorship of anything that can be considered even mildly critical of the monarchy.

  • 3 comments
Three arrest warrants issued over journalist's murder
2012-01-24 14:14

Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the revelations of the investigation into the murder of the freelance journalist, Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwittayaporn, shot dead in Phuket on 12...

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Something Wrong With them? Not them…us!
Forever to blame the bearer of bad news as the bad news itself, those who don’t like to hear the truth, or at least a great speech about it and why it’s occasionally necessary to be told the truth, often resort to little tricks to as quickly as possible extinguish growing embers before they become searing flames burning up centuries of lies and deceit.

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