Case

On 12 April 2017, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) informed Spring Radio unofficially to stop broadcasting for 7 days. After receiving an order, Spring Radio tried to review its content to see whether it had broadcasting content that deemed to be an offense against national security or not? which later caused the temporary ban but NBTC had not identified ...

Somluck posted a message on a Facebook account “Somlak hutanuwatr (Thai Leak)” which is a caption of an article about the press conference of the plaintiff about an application for mining operation that she shared from someone. The message said 'The evil of wicked capitalist is the lack of conscience of nation, religioun and monarchy'. Akara Resoources public ...

On 15 March 2017, at night, at Satun province, hundreds of protesters who oppose to Pak Bara Deep Sea Port Project occupied venue of EIA public hearing, Baan Pak Bang school. On the next day protesters tried to block people who came to participate in the public hearing by locking up all entrance gates. Thus, the hearing could not run as It was planned. After that 7 out of all protesters were ...

The Head of NCPO issued an order no. 5/2017 declared the control area over Dhammakaya Temple and its surrounding area. The order also provided special powers to the authorities including, summon persons to report.       On 20 February 2017, Pol Col Paisith Wongmuang Director of the Department of Special Investigation summoned 14 monks to report. Phra Dattajivo and Phra ...

Suriyasak, the leader of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) in Surin and 8 others were arrested and accused of being part of Koti Network. Suriyasak was accused of terrorism in the protest in 2010, and of allegations of violating Article 112 Criminal Code in his messages sent  through Line Application. The 8 others were accused of weapons possession and terrorism. ...

On 14 July 2016, military and police officers searched a house of Boriboon, a member of UDD in Rachaburi, for evidences on activities against the Draft Constitution.  Boriboon posted on his Facebook criticising officers and also posted picture of Pol.Lt.Col.Sarayut. The police charged Boriboon under Section 136 for insulting officials and Computer-related Crimes Act.   He was ...

On 11 November and 16 December 2016, Nam Oun Basin Lover group filed a complaint to Oum Jhan Municipality asking to suspend the construction of public utility system that will support sugar and biomass power plant as the construction of such utilities will effected to public road and pubilc water drain.  As a consequence, the Thai Rung Roeng company, filed ...

Veera Somkwamkid, president of the Protection of Civil Rights and Freedom Group and the secretary of the People's Network Anti Corruption was charged with Computer-related Crime Charge for made a poll survey confidentiality of the Thai public toward the government and the Prime Minister on his personal facebook. Veera concluded a result of the survey that 90 percent of people who ...

On 16 February 2017, Gen.Prayuth enforced Section 44 of the interim constitution to issue order of the head of NCPO no. 5/2017, announced the restriction over Dhammakaya temple. The order also stipulated that official of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), military, police and other administrative officials acting as the officials under these order while DSI was government body ...

On 5 October 2014, Sulak Sivaraksa, a senior independent scholar participated in an academic discussion titled "Thai History: Construction and. Deconstruction" hosted by a student activist group in Thammasat University. During the event, Sulak mentioned about history in the era of King Naresuan and said that the famous elephant battle might not exist. Later, military officials ...