This week the military arrested another 10 anti-dictatorship activists as well as breaking up anti-government demonstrations. Some of those arrested have now been accused of ‘crimes’ under the Sedition Act or the Lese Majeste Act. These are both draconian laws that carry long jail sentences. In a separate incident, an automotive parts company is trying to use the rule of the military to dismiss Boonyuen Sukmai, a labour organiser. On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the incarceration of noted journalist and labour activist Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, international human rights agencies have called for his immediate release. You can write to Somyot here.
This week the military arrested another 10 anti-dictatorship activists as well as breaking up anti-government demonstrations. Some of those arrested have now been accused of ‘crimes’ under the Sedition Act or the Lese Majeste Act. These are both draconian laws that carry long jail sentences. In a separate incident, an automotive parts company is trying to use the rule of the military to dismiss Boonyuen Sukmai, a labour organiser. On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the incarceration of noted journalist and labour activist Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, international human rights agencies have called for his immediate release. You can write to Somyot here.
