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Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders The move came as Prime Minister Prayut assumed sweeping new powers to fight the current outbreak of COVID-19. April 30, 2021 In this Nov. 30, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy activist Parit Chiwarak, raises a three-finger symbol of resistance, at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File Advertisement A court in Thailand has again denied bail for seven detained activists accused of defaming the country’s powerful monarchy, two of whom are ailing from more than a month of hu...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Thai activists' release on bail BUSABA SIVASOMBOON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BANGKOK (AP) — A leading human rights group on Saturday welcomed the release on bail of two Thai activists charged with insulting the country's monarchy, but repeated its contention that the apparent use of pretrial detention to punish anyone who criticizes the royal institution is unjust. Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa and Somyot Pruksakasemsuk were released Friday evening from Bangkok Remand Center. They had been held on lese majeste charges of defaming the mo...

4 Min Read MAE SARIANG, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes in Myanmar, but a local official said it was government policy for the army to block them at the border and deny access to outside aid groups. Thousands of people fled Myanmar over the weekend after fighter jets attacked villages near the border held by a force from the Karen ethnic group that had attacked a military post in the wake of a Feb. 1 coup by Myanmar’s army. Mark Farmaner, head of Burma Campaign UK, told Reuters that thousands of people had...

Thailand: NGO law would strike ‘severe blow’ to human rights Also available in: Thai The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the latest effort by the Thai government to pass repressive legislation to muzzle civil society groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The “Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations” contains provisions that would have a deeply damaging impact on those joining together to advocate f...

The Thai government is using the controversial lese majeste law to target critics of the monarchy after they demanded clarity about the role of a company owned by the king in the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The situation is not likely to help save the palace’s reputation or silence its critics. In Thailand, the debate over the timely availability and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine has become politicized as the country’s monarchy faces accusations of using a deal with AstraZeneca to shore up its legitimacy and improve public opinion of the king.   Thanathorn Juangroongruangk...