BUT WHO ARE ONLY OFFENDING THE MILITARY JUNTA! For those who are not aware there is now an appeal out to help all those arrested by the military in Thailand on Lese Majeste charges or insulting the monarchy. Funds are being raised to make life a little better in prison for those who have been […]
THAI LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – IMMINENT LÈSE-MAJESTÉ CASES Court Trial Date Alert June 2015 – Pretrial hearings and verdict delivery on three lèse majesté cases (violation of Article 112) 1. The case against Mr. Jueseng Kow, aka ‘Small Bundit Aneeya’ on violation of Penal Code’s Article 112 for his expressing opinion during a public meeting (Black […]
Bangkok Post Two young graduates were jailed for five years to, reduced to two and a half because they pleaded guilty, on lèse majesté charges in Bangkok. The news travelled quickly around the world but what seemed to come across was how dignified the students have actually behaved. Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and Porntip Mankong had […]
Déjà vu? On October 14 1973 some 100 students died when military officers brought in tanks and guns to quell demonstrations against the military dictatorship at Thammasat University and outside the Royal Palace. This event is commemorated every year and is known as ‘The Great Day of Sorrow’. The deaths in fact brought down the […]
Andrew Drummond is a British independent journalist and occasional television documentary maker. He is a former Fleet Street, London, journalist having worked at the Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, News of the World, Observer and The Times.