In early May 2020, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, residents in Thailand’s largely Malay Muslim deep south began reporting targeted mobile network shutdowns. This follows an earlier announcemen...
In a letter to the Royal Thai Government, Civil Rights Defenders joins a coalition of civil society organisations, denouncing new defamation charges against 14 Burmese workers by Thai company Thammaka...
In a statement released today, Civil Rights Defenders joins over 70 Thai, regional and international civil society organisations in expressing grave concerns about the legal action taken by the Royal ...
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, Civil Rights Defenders joins 15 international organisations in calling on the Thai authorities to immediately and unconditionally release huma...
Civil Rights Defenders and other human rights organisations today urge that Thai magazine editor and human rights defender Somyot Prueksakasemsuk be immediately released from 17-month pre-trial detent...
On 30 May the Bangkok Criminal Court delivered its verdict in the case against news editor Chiranuch Premchaiporn. After a lengthy trial earlier in the year, she was found guilty of crimes under the L...
In a joint letter, Civil Rights Defenders together with several human rights organisations urge the Thai Government to drop charges against Chiranuch Premchaiporn. Chiranuch faces trial this month fol...