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May 19th remembered
2013-05-23 09:28
 

The Red Shirts, also known as the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), gathered on May 19th at Ratchaprasong intersection from the early morning to late at night to commemorate the third anniversary of the 2010 military crackdown.

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Fabio Polenghi’s last photos on exhibition
2013-05-18 14:06
 

Some of the last photographs taken by photo-journalist Fabio Polenghi, who was shot and killed on 19 May 2010 in Bangkok during the government crackdown on red-shirt protests, have been put on exhibition by his sister.  The court will deliver its verdict on the inquest into his death on 29 May. 

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Inquest into two deaths at Bon Kai during May 2010 unrest
2013-05-17 17:07
 

On 29 April, the Criminal Court began an inquest into the deaths of Mana Saenprasoetsi and Phonsawan Nakhachai who were shot at Bon Kai on Rama IV Rd on 15 May 2010 when the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation was cracking down on red-shirt protests.

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"Democratic Control of the Military: Thailand in Comparative Perspective"
2013-05-17 08:32
 

A public forum on 'Democratic Control of the Military: Thailand in Comparative Perspective' organized by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) on 9 May 2013 at Chulalongkorn University.

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Appeals Court upholds 34-year jail sentences for 4 red shirts in Ubon
2013-05-07 18:03
 

On 2 May, the Appeals Court Region 3 in Ubon Ratchathani pronounced its verdict in the case of red shirts accused of torching the provincial hall during the unrest on 19 May 2010.

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Thailand's press freedom downgraded to "Not Free" for 2012: Freedom House
Suluck Lamubol
2013-05-03 09:05
 

Washington DC - Thailand's media freedom is categorized as "Not Free" for the year 2012, a change from "Partly Free" the previous year due to ‘court rulings that the lèse-majesté law does not contradict constitutional provisions for freedom of expression and that third-party hosts are liable for lèse-majesté content posted online’, a Freedom House report released on Wednesday said.

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Thanthawut testifies in court inquest into Amphon’s death
2013-04-29 07:50
 

On 24 April, the Criminal Court held another hearing in the inquest into the death of Amphon Tangnoppakul, a lèse majesté convict who died in prison in May last year.

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Infographic: the dead of April 10
2013-04-14 15:30
 

The political violence of April 10, 2010 resulted in a total of 26 deaths: 21 civilians and five soldiers (details below). Most of them died on two main spots, Kokwua intersection on Tanao Road and Dinso Road.

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Readers, Activists Reclaim ‘Freedom to Read’ at National Book Fair
Suluck Lamubol
2013-04-09 14:30
 

A group of activists wearing identical masks and t-shirts portraying themselves as prisoners held placards calling for the freedom to read, write and publish, amidst the bustling annual National Book Fair at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre on Sunday. 

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Sex Workers of ASEAN, Unite!
Suluck Lamubol
2013-04-07 18:31
 

An art exhibition at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre illustrates the stigma and plight commonly faced by sex workers in ASEAN countries.

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