Martial Court Frees Anti-Coup Activists
BANGKOK — Four anti-coup activists charged with violating the junta's ban on protests were released by a military court in Bangkok today.
Anti-Coup Marcher Allowed to Walk
BANGKOK — An anti-coup activist was allowed to continue his symbolic march against the military junta in Bangkok yesterday following a change of tactics from police, who had arrested him for walking on the previous day.
Witness of Redshirt Crackdown Deaths 'Abducted by Military'
BANGKOK – A volunteer nurse who witnessed the killing of two fellow medics by soldiers in a Bangkok temple during the 2010 crackdown on Redshirt protesters has been abducted from her home by security officers, according to her family.
Pattani Bomb Targets Buddhist Monks, Injures 6
PATTANI – Police say four security officers and two civilians were injured by a homemade bomb that targeted a group of Buddhist monks in the southern border province of Pattani this morning.
Police Detain Activist on Anti-Coup Walk
BANGKOK – An anti-coup march that was supposed to last three days ended an hour after it began this morning when police intervened and detained one of the organizers.
Junta to 'Monitor' Three-Day Anti-Coup March
BANGKOK — Security officers will closely monitor a weekend march organized by activists in Bangkok who are protesting the junta's suppression of civil rights, a spokesperson for the junta warned today.
Alleged Mastermind of Court Grenade Attack Arrested
BANGKOK — Military officers have arrested a 49-year-old woman they say engineered the grenade attack on the Criminal Court in Bangkok last Saturday.
Activists Mark 11th Anniversary of Human Rights Lawyer's Abduction
BANGKOK — Activists held a brief rally in Bangkok to mark the 11th anniversary of the abduction of a lawyer who represented suspects in human rights cases during the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Bipartisan Alarm Over Junta's 'Anti-Politician' Charter
BANGKOK — In a rare public forum on the future of Thai politics, prominent politicians from the country’s rival parties banded together to criticize the junta’s new charter and its restraints on the power of elected officials.
Prayuth Offers to Ban Himself From Post-Coup Senate
BANGKOK — In an effort to assure the public that he will not hold onto power after the next election, junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has instructed the drafters of the new charter to ban him from serving in the senate.
