Politics

BANGKOK - Four activists, including a university student, have been arrested and reportedly charged with violating the junta's ban on protests for organizing a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok today.

BANGKOK — The brother of a volunteer medic killed in the 2010 crackdown on Redshirt protesters has vowed to file a lawsuit against Thailand’s national anti-graft agency for its slow progress in prosecuting those responsible for the violence.

BANGKOK — A law professor has accused Thai authorities of applying a "double standard" to suspects accused of defaming the monarchy, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison under Thailand’s draconian lese majeste law.

BANGKOK — The Supreme Court has accepted a lawsuit against former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his deputies for ordering a crackdown on the Yellowshirt protesters in 2008.

BANGKOK — A spokesperson for Thailand's military junta explained to a group of foreign dignitaries today that the Kingdom's lese majeste law is needed to protect the "feelings" of the Thai people.

BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's lawyer has asked the Thai military to stop trailing the former leader, which he called an infringement of her rights to privacy and freedom of movement.

BANGKOK — Only one of the two suspects charged with lese majeste in connection with a forged royal statement was released on bail today.

CHIANG MAI — Army officers stopped and searched cars traveling in former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's convoy through the northern province of Chiang Mai today.

BANGKOK — Police say they have arrested the man behind a famous internet alias who regularly published audio clips that criticized the Thai Royal Family, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

BANGKOK – The Thai military has transferred a Redshirt activist accused of circulating a fake royal document over to police after holding him in an army camp for five days of interrogation.