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Aunt Pao, 7 others get suspended sentence in anti-Prayut protest case
THE Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road today (Aug. 2) sentenced Ms. Worawan Sae-ang, or Aunt Pao, 67, and seven other defendants in the case arising from the “August 11 Chase the Tyrant” protest to one year in jail and 20,000 baht fine each but this was suspended for three years with two-year probation imposed plus …
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Teen protester shot in front of Din Daeng police station dies in hospital
A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD youth who was critically injured after being shot in front of Din Daeng police station and was in Rajavithi Hospital’s ICU for almost three months died this morning (Oct. 28), Matichon newspaper said. The youth, Warit Somnoi, was hit by a bullet in his upper spinal cord and then suffered from cerebral …
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Myanmar junta rearrests more than 100 released in amnesty: Monitoring group
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S junta has rearrested more than 100 anti-coup protesters freed in a recent amnesty, according to a local monitoring group that tracks detentions and killings in the country. The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,100 killed in a …
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Lawyers urge people to take legal action against crowd-control police
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED LAWYERS For Rights & Liberty today (Aug 21) called on the people who may have been injured, either inadvertently or intentionally, by crowd-control police on Bangkok streets to take legal action against them. Winyat Chatmontri, secretary general of the United Lawyers For Rights & Liberty, suggested those who may …
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Protesters submit letters to US, Swiss and Chinese embassies
A PROTEST convoy went to the US, Swiss and Chinese embassies today (August 20) to submit letters about political movements in Thailand, especially the management of the Covid crisis by the Thai government, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. The first stop of the Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist group was the Swiss embassy which …
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Police: Shots were fired but not by us
METROPOLITAN POLICE said three people were shot outside Din Daeng police station last evening (August 16) but not by policemen with two of them having been issued weapons and rubber bullets and the one photographed was Pol. Lt. Piyapong who had been issued six rubber bullets, Amarin TV and Police News said. Forensic police …
Myanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Aung San Suu Kyi’s shadow
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Imprisoned by the military, detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is isolated from the young protesters now forging their own struggle for democracy outside of her shadow. Sunday (Aug 1) marks six months since her National League for Democracy (NLD) government was ousted, setting off …
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18 face lawsuit over Sept 19 rally, 3 hit with lese majeste charges
THE Attorney General’s Office said today (March 8) a class action lawsuit will be filed against 18 suspects over the September 19, 2020 demonstration with three of them facing an additional lawsuit under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, over charges of defaming His Majesty the King, Siam Rath …
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Police: Protesters’ parallel censure debate to continue today
POLICE are gearing up for continuation of a rally near the Parliament today (Feb. 20) after demonstrators staged a lengthy parallel no-confidence debate against the government last evening and suspect that they might stay there overnight, Sanook.com quoted INN News as saying. Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat, deputy national police chief, said police are prepared to …
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Protesters submit petition to UN Human Rights Office
THE June 24 Democracy Group ended their rally in front of the UN office around noon today (Dec. 10) after handing over their petition to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to pressure the Thai government to repeal Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Thai …
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Protesters perform ceremony to put senators in the pot
THE Free Youth group held a mobile protest on a pickup truck fitted with amplifiers at various military and police headquarters today (Sept. 23) starting with the army headquarters where they performed a ceremony to put senators in a ritual pot as they called on military commanders to come back and be military officers and …
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Protesters who installed plaque face maximum 3 years in jail
CULTURE Minister Ittipol Khunpluem said at 1.30 p.m. today (Sept.22) the Fine Arts Department has been assigned to file a complaint for prosecution with the police against the Thammasat Alliance which over the weekend installed 2020 Khana Rasadorn plaque at Sanam Luang with maximum penalty under Ancient Monuments, Antiques. Objects of Art and National Museums …
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