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Recent Arrest And Treatment Of Jailed Reporter Raises Questions About The Safety Of Journalists In India
INDIA: Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police on 18 August. Kanojia was arrested for sharing a widely spread photoshopped...
A Facebook Group Discussing Monarchy Was Blocked, Then Returns
THAILAND. After the Thai government pressured Facebook into taking down illegal content, a controversial group discussing monarchy with over a million members, “Royalist Marketplace,”...
True Democracy: A Shared Goal Among People From Across Thailand
THAILAND. Bangkok. “Dictatorship shall fall, democracy shall rise,” a phrase over 15,000 pro-democracy demonstrators chanted throughout an anti-government rally at Democracy Monument on 16...
University Ban Did Not Stop Students From Exercising Their Political Rights
THAILAND. Bangkok. Despite the inclement weather and the ban from Chulalongkorn University (CU), students led the public on 14 Aug to protest against the...
Two Key Protesters Arrested, Released On Bail While 31 More Are Targeted
THAILAND. Bangkok. In a democratic country, citizens are free to express their dissents, but in a democratic country under a military-drafted constitution, things are...
New Approaches To Anti-Government Protests
THAILAND. Bangkok. Youth in Thailand organized anti-government protests with new approaches including a Japanese-anime-inspired recital, eating McDonald’s and pomelos, all despite obstructions from officials. Over...
