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Prachatai updates a story that began in 2018 when mad monarchists, led by "academic" Chaiyan Chaiyaporn, of the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, who has proclaimed himself a defender of everything royal, who detected “errors” in a thesis by historian Nattaphol Chai­ching. Chaiyan decided the errors amounted to falsified information in the thesis. This…

Prachatai continues to lead the way in drawing attention to Article 112 injustice. Its two most recent posts deserve serious reading because both show how conservatives seek to enforce a draconian law to protect not just a feeble institution, but to bolster the entire ruling class and its feudal ideology. The mainstream media - long…

A 20-year-old press known for attracting the ire of the authorities in Bangkok wins the IPA's Prix Voltaire.

Activists decry police interference as authorities ramp up pressure on democracy movement

Journalists covering anti-government protests say police have visited their homes, questioned them about their work

Authorities raid office of Bangkok publisher, issue more indictments for royal defamation

Lecturers and students risk being penalized and even imprisoned if they offer up certain views on the monarchy