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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Thailand.​ Thailand is not a functioning democracy.​ ​​​​​​​According to Freedom House, the "July 2011 elections were considered relatively free and fair" but a military coup soon overturned the result. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

Three Thai Democracy Activists Charged With Insulting Monarchy

by DC Editors - March 9, 2021

After being charged with insulting the monarchy, three famous Thai pro-democracy figures were refused bail in a Bangkok court.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Thailand

Hundreds Protest Thailand Lese Majeste Law In Bangkok

by DC Editors - March 8, 2021

Hundreds Protest Thailand Lese Majeste Law In Bangkok

On Saturday, hundreds of protestors marched through Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, to draw attention to a punitive royal defamation law.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Journalism and Free Speech, Thailand

Thai Marchers Link Their Democracy Cause to Myanmar Protests

by DC Editors - March 2, 2021

Thai Marchers Link Their Democracy Cause to Myanmar Protests

A new faction of Thai protestors is linking their cause to what is happening in Myanmar where protestors want the end of the coup regime.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Burma, Democracy Protests, Thailand

Clubhouse App Lets Thai Pro-Democracy Protesters Speak Freely

by DC Editors - February 24, 2021

Clubhouse App Thai Pro-Democracy

Clubhouse is an invite-only audio app that is surging in popularity in Thailand as a protest movement continues.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Social Media and Democracy, Thailand, Voting Technology

Thai protesters face off against police

by DC Editors - February 15, 2021

Thai protesters face off against police

The Thais are not giving up the fight against lèse-majesté laws. They returned to the streets to protest, facing off police.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Thailand

Thailand: Prominent Activists Held in Pre-Trial Detention

by DC Editors - February 10, 2021

Thailand: Prominent Activists Held in Pre-Trial Detention

A Bangkok Criminal Court denied bail for four democracy activists on lese majeste charges as monarchy has weaponized these laws to silence critics.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Political Dissidents, Thailand

Thai Woman Gets 43 Years Jail For Insulting Politicians Online

by DC Editors - January 25, 2021

Thai Woman Gets 43 Years Jail

65-year-old woman sentenced to more than 43 years in jail for sharing online posts criticising the royal family

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Social Media and Democracy, Technology Dissidents, Thailand

China Model promotes ‘authoritarian modernism’ in East Asia?

by DC Editors - September 10, 2019

China Model promotes ‘authoritarian modernism’ in East Asia?

Democracy has regressed in much of Asia though there are notable exceptions like Malaysia and Taiwan. Post looks at role of China in these developments.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Dictatorships, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand

Thailand: disappeared activists, Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, remains found

by DC Editors - September 4, 2019

Thailand: disappeared activists, Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, remains found

Thai authorities should immediately conduct investigation into the abduction and murder of a prominent ethnic Karen activist, Porlajee Rakchongcharoen

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Thailand

Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?

by DC Editors - August 28, 2019

Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?

Populists in government can erode the institutional checks on executive power necessary for durable democracy, previously resilient advanced democracies.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Middle East, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela

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