Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Reuters Staff
BANGKOK - A group of pro-democracy activists in Thailand said on February 17, 2018 that it plans to hold more public protests, despite threat of arrests, to demand the military government not to delay a general election scheduled for November this year.
The junta has promised and postponed (…)
, by WINICHAKUL Thongchai
Seminal historian Thongchai Winichakul argues that Thailand’s many constitutions have progressively torn power from the people to be placed back in the hands of the King — a process seen most clearly in the latest charter.
Misgivings over democracy have given rise to forms of guided (…)
, by UNGPAKORN Giles Ji
Embarrassing pictures of thousands of Thais crying and wearing black after the death of king Pumipon might lead a sane person to conclude that most Thais were political half-wits with a slave-like mentality. That would be a wrong conclusion.
Firstly we have to factor in the royalist military (…)
, by UNGPAKORN Giles Ji
The images of mob violence carried out by fanatical royalists after the Thai king’s death is a stark reminder that the ideology of “Nation, Religion and Monarchy” is a constant source of violence in Thai society. This is why calls for peace and understanding are likely to fall on deaf ears. (…)
, by VIWATCHARA Narisara
Narisara Viwatchara is a Thai charged with lese majeste. Here she explains why her fellow citizens are quick to attack those who dare question Thailand’s monarchy.
As a result of the King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death on 13 October, Thailand’s “Big Brother” mentality has heightened. (…)
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