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Responding to a Thai Constitutional Court ruling that the calls for reform by three prominent activists during 2020 protests were attempts to overthrow the monarchy, Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research, said: “While this ruling carries no sentence or fine, the sweeping implications represent a dangerous warning to hundreds of thousands of …
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Responding to the arrest of prominent Thai rights activist Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul today for alleged sedition and computer-related crimes, Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, said: “As Thailand’s protest movement resumes, the Thai authorities continue to abuse their powers to detain and penalize peaceful protesters. For many years, the Thai authorities have tried to systematically silence …
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Responding to news of the arrest of five individuals from Myanmar, including three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) news outlet, by the Thai authorities in Chiang Mai on 9 May, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said: “It is imperative that the Thai authorities do not forcibly return these …
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Nearly one year after emergency decree, more than 380 protesters including 13 children face criminal charges while alleged protest leaders remain in detention 61 people face charges for defamatory comments about the monarchy More large-scale protests expected today As protests in Thailand begin to intensify again, authorities must urgently de-escalate their current heavy-handed approach and stop trampling …
The Thai authorities are prosecuting social media users who criticize the government and monarchy in a systematic campaign to crush dissent which is being exacerbated by new COVID-19 restrictions, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. ‘They are always watching’ shows how General Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s administration has increased the use of vague or overly …
Responding to the news that Thailand executed a 26-year-old man for aggravated murder on 18 June, in the country’s first execution since August 2009, Katherine Gerson, Amnesty International’s Thailand Campaigner, said: “This is a deplorable violation of the right to life. Thailand is reneging on its own commitment to move towards the abolition of the …
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The Thai military government must end its far-reaching crackdown on peaceful demonstrations, Amnesty International said as nine activists – including the first person arrested for protesting after the military coup in 2014 – are facing criminal proceedings. They join hundreds of people who have been harassed or jailed simply for speaking out peacefully against military …
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