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'Run Against Dictatorship' organizer summoned on Public Assembly Act charge
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Tanawat Wongchai, one of the organisers of the "Run Against Dictatorship" in Bangkok, has been summoned by Bang Sue Police Station for organizing a public assembly without notifying the police according to the Public Assembly Act.
Run Against Dictatorship blocked in three provinces
Authorities have been attempting to block spin-off Run Against Dictatorship events in at least three provinces, while the main Bangkok event has been forced to move from Thammasat University to Wachirabenchathat (Rot Fai) Park.
Amnesty calls for Thai govt. to drop charges against opposition members and activists holding flash mobs
Amnesty International calls for an end to judicial harassment of the political opposition, human rights defenders and activists in Thailand, as authorities began new criminal proceedings against members of the Future Forward Party and activists because of their recent peaceful protests.
Human Rights Watch calls for Thai govt. to drop charges against opposition leaders and activists
Thai authorities should immediately drop all politically motivated charges against opposition leaders and pro-democracy activists who held peaceful rallies in Bangkok and other Thai provinces, Human Rights Watch said today (18 December).
Flashmob participant doxxed and fired from job
A participant in the flashmob on Saturday has faced online attacks and was fired from her job at the television channel MONO29 after the right-wing media site TNews posted her picture and profile on its Facebook page.
'Run Against Dictatorship' finally launches after police pressure
After twice having to move the location of their press conference, the group behind the "Run Against Dictatorship" finally launched the event in front of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University.
CIVICUS Monitor downgrades two countries in Asia as the numbers living in repressive states increase
FORUM-ASIA
A new report by CIVICUS Monitor, a global research collaboration which rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries, shows that the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted in Asia.
Lao PDR must live up to international human rights obligations, civil society call ahead of UN review
Manushya Foundation
Manushya Foundation, CIVICUS and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) call on the Government of Lao PDR to remove all unwarranted restrictions on civic space in the country ahead of its human rights review to be held at the United Nations (UN) in January-February 2020. The review will mark five years since UN member states made 33 recommendations to the Lao government that directly relate to barriers to open civic space. As of today, the government has partially implemented only three recommendations.
Without the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, one is not a citizen: an interview with Clément Nyaletsossi Voule
Prachatai speaks to Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, on the importance of the freedom of association and assembly in democratic societies, restrictions on these rights, and the role of the internet in political participation.
NCPO Head Order No. 3/2015 and Public Assembly Act: the systematic limitation of freedom
"Article 12. Political gatherings of five or more persons, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding 10,000 baht, or both, unless permission has been granted by the Head of the NCPO or an authorized representative."
March for civil rights to petition Administrative Court for right to assembly
The anti-junta march has called for legal protection after the authorities searched their supply trucked, detained four protesters and intimidated a temple that sheltered them. On 22 January 2018, the third day of the rally "We Walk, A Walk for Friendship" from Bangkok to Khon Kaen, the march organiser, petitioned the Administrative Court to grant them legal protection after facing repeated intimidation from the authorities. Organised by a group of civil rights activists called the
Authorities force cancellation of red-shirt events
Three social events organised by anti-junta groups have been forced to cancel after the authorities repeatedly intimidated the owners of the venues. The three events are a new year party in Samut Songkhram, a friendly football match in Bangkok, and a folk music concert in Bangkok.
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