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Thailand protests

March 12, 2021
Thailand to Boost Prison Capacity Amid Political Crackdown
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement follows the arrest of nearly 400 people in connection to the ongoing pro-democracy protest movement.

March 10, 2021
Thai Court Jails More Pro-Democracy Activists on Royal Defamation Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
The decision is designed to prevent the leaders from playing any active role in the ongoing political protest movement.

March 09, 2021
How Are Thailand’s Youth Protests Impacting Foreign Investment?
By Maxwell Abbott
Thailand’s protests have not yet caused a mass exodus of foreign investors. But continuing political unrest could drive multinational corporations away.

March 05, 2021
Can Southeast Asia Follow South Korea’s Democratization Model?
By Choi Seong Hyeon
Democratic movements in Myanmar and Thailand may face more challenges than South Korea did in the late 20th century.

February 04, 2021
Report Shines Light on Thailand’s Women Protest Leaders
By Sebastian Strangio
Young women protest leaders have connected the movement's political demands to a deeper critique of Thailand's patriarchal social norms.

January 27, 2021
Amid Crackdown, Thai Court Acquits Writer in Royal Defamation Case
By Sebastian Strangio
The case against 80-year-old Bundit Aneeya stemmed from comments he made at a seminar in 2015.

January 20, 2021
With Severe Sentence, Thailand Deepens Its War on Critics of the Monarchy
By Sebastian Strangio
Thailand wields a controversial law in its attempt to stamp out a campaign of student-led protests.

January 19, 2021
Singaporean University Publisher Accused of Bowing to Political Pressure
By Sebastian Strangio
The editor of a ditched anthology of essays on Thai politics has called for an academic boycott on the National University of Singapore Press.

October 19, 2020
Defying State of Emergency, Thailand Student Protests Roll Onward
By Sebastian Strangio
Thailand student protesters are increasingly drawing support – and tactics – from Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.

October 14, 2020
Thai Democracy Protesters March Despite Police, Rival Groups
By Associated Press
Thai activists launched a massive third rally in Bangkok despite heavy security presence and counter-demonstrators' harassment.

October 13, 2020
Thailand Braces for Fresh Round of Pro-Democracy Protests
By Sebastian Strangio
Protest organizers have vowed to keep up the pressure on the administration of Prayut Chan-o-cha, which is showing few signs of compromising.

October 01, 2020
Southeast Asia is Rushing Headlong Toward an ‘Asian Fall’
By Daniel P. Grant
The U.S. government needs to prepare for a rash of political crises, as COVID-19 exposes the region's endemic governance failures.