Thai University Takes Action Against Student Free Speech Advocate
A prominent university in Thailand earlier this month capitulated to a pressure campaign and retaliated against a student leader and free speech advocate in a country with strict laws… More
Thailand Sentences Civil Servant to 43 Years for Insulting Monarchy
“Today’s sentence serves as the newest and most outrageous example of how unjust and unwise Thailand’s lèse-majesté law is, and how repressively it is being wielded." More
Thai Artist Arrested for Posting About Country’s Coronavirus Screening
The arrest of Danai Ussama sets an alarming precedent for the muzzling of speech in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. More
Thailand: British rights activist faces defamation trial
PEN condemns a Bangkok court’s January 18 decision to indict migrant rights activist Andy Hall on charges of criminal defamation and computer crimes in connection with a report published… More
The Deteriorating State of Free Expression in Thailand
May 22 marks one year since the military coup led by now-Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power from Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra. Since the coup, rights to… More
Thai Freedom: We Can’t Breathe
He was speaking in code, of course, as many Thais do when discussing Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code that states: “Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King,… More
Freedom of Expression Under Threat in Thailand as Army Imposes Restrictions on Media
PEN International calls on the Thai army to allow journalists and other writers to continue their essential work documenting and commenting on the emerging situation as martial law is… More