Thailand human rights

Pop-up marriage booths were set up in Bangkok and other Thai cities to handle the eager backlog of couples.

The daylight killing of Lim Kimya, a member of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party, is a sign of the terrifying new reality facing Southeast Asia's dissidents.

Arnon Nampa has now been sentenced to more than 18 years imprisonment in six lese-majeste cases.

Thailand is becoming increasingly inhospitable to dissidents and anti-government activists from neighboring countries.

The advocacy group Fortify Rights said that Thai soldiers were responsible for the torture and killing of Aung Ko Ko, 37, in January.

In the two decades since a new generation of insurgents revived the separatist cause, the Deep South has oscillated between piecemeal progress and eruptions of violence.

The country has two parallel systems of justice: one for the rich and well-connected, and another for everyone else.

Can Paetongtarn Shinawatra seize the opportunity to make a break with the repressive policies of past administrations?

Y Quynh Bdap was arrested in Thailand earlier this week in connection with last year's attack on government offices in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

If disbanded over its pledge to reform the country's "sacred" institution, the Move Forward Party will simply re-emerge in new form.

The diplomatic push has not been matched by sufficient improvements in the country's own human rights record.