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Future Forward Party
June 22, 2022
Leading Thai Opposition Figure Charged With Royal Defamation
By Sebastian Strangio
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul is the second former leader of the banned Future Forward Party to be charged under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.
April 12, 2022
Thai Opposition Figure Charged With Royal Defamation, Cyber Crimes
By Sebastian Strangio
The head of the disbanded Future Forward Party criticized the government for contracting a royal-owned firm to supply COVID-19 vaccines.
January 22, 2021
Leading Thai Opposition Politician Charged With Royal Defamation
By Sebastian Strangio
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had criticized a COVID-19 vaccine procurement deal involving a company owned by the Thai king.
November 24, 2020
Duncan McCargo on Thailand’s New Political Force
By Sebastian Strangio
"It’s not a matter of whether or not the existing power structures start to give way: it’s just a question of when."
October 28, 2020
Dissolved Thai Party Leaders Warn Against Possible Legal Charges
By Associated Press
The dissolution of the progressive Future Forward Party helped spur the current protests. Now media reports say party leaders face new charges.
September 24, 2020
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on the Struggle for a Free Thailand
By Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Young Thais are becoming increasingly fed up with the stifling consensus and repeated military interventions in the country's politics.
September 14, 2020
Thailand’s Protests: Between the Old and the New
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Beyond the headlines, what do the current protests tell us about the country’s present and future?
February 21, 2020
Thailand Court Orders Popular Opposition Party Dissolved
By Associated Press
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved,
January 21, 2020
Thailand Opposition Party Acquitted of Sedition Charge
By Associated Press
December 11, 2019
For Thailand’s Progressives, It’s Been a Year of Trials and Tribulations
By Chonlawit Sirikupt
Thanathorn’s removal foreshadows a sinister dismantling of opposition using a façade of checks and balances.
November 21, 2019
Thai Court Removes Pro-Democracy Politician From Parliament
By Associated Press
Thanathorn of the Future Forward Party has long been a thorn in the side of Thailand’s royalist-military ruling class.
June 20, 2019
The Generational Challenge for Thailand’s Generals
By Preeti Jha
While Thailand’s coup leader remains premier, the polls unleashed new democratic sentiments that the regime now struggles to silence.
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