Hundreds of activists marched to Bangkok this month demanding Thailand replace its military-drafted constitution. The 2017 charter, they argue, turns protections like land rights and environmental authority into optional state duties rather than enforceable guarantees.
Thai authorities charged five activists with sedition after they organised a seminar simulating an independence vote for the country’s Deep South. The case will test the boundaries between protected academic debate and illegal advocacy of secession.
Thailand’s government says a dam project in Yala is essential for flood prevention. But a group of locals who depend on the Pattani River argue the 60-year-old plan will destroy their ecosystem – and delivered that message directly to the deputy prime minister.
Hundreds of activists marched to Bangkok this month demanding Thailand replace its military-drafted constitution. The 2017 charter, they argue, turns protections like land rights and environmental authority into optional state duties rather than enforceable guarantees.
Thai authorities charged five activists with sedition after they organised a seminar simulating an independence vote for the country’s Deep South. The case will test the boundaries between protected academic debate and illegal advocacy of secession.
Thailand’s government says a dam project in Yala is essential for flood prevention. But a group of locals who depend on the Pattani River argue the 60-year-old plan will destroy their ecosystem – and delivered that message directly to the deputy prime minister.
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