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Muslim community opposes plans for a waste-to-energy plant

On 13 January 2023, the Pollution-Free EARTH, a pollution watchdog group in Thailand, reported on the first public hearing for a newly proposed waste-to-energy plant near a Muslim community in Tha Bun Mi, Koh Chan district, Chonburi...
  • 2 min read
Photo: Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH)
  • FEATURE

For those who died trying: Photography and violence in Thailand

Human rights researcher Karin Zackari discusses a unique photographic series documenting extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in Thailand.
  • 13 min read
Photo: Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
  • NEWS

Authorities harass a landless farmers community, local NGO reports

SURAT THANI - According to a report by the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT), government officials have been trying to intimidate a community of landless farmers in Surat Thani province several times over the past year.
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Photo: Courtesy of SPFT
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“We shall not forget” justice remains elusive ten year after Sombath disappears

Still no investigation progress in the case of the missing Laotian human rights defender Sombath Somphone. Family and activists continue to demand justice on the 10th year anniversary of his disappearance...
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Photo: Sombath Somphone & Beyond Project
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Ida Aroonwong: The book editor who safeguards the right to bail in Thailand

A book editor and translator is fundraising bond money for hundreds of activists and protesters as her own way of "paying off the debt" for those who braved arrest and prosecution to speak up against Thailand's government.
  • 9 min read
Photo: Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
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Thai community wins over 1.4 million USD in compensation against recycling company

Today, the Rayong Provincial Court ruled that residents of Nong Pawa, a small rural village several hours east of Bangkok, receive substantial compensation for the impacts caused by hazardous chemicals which leaked from a nearby recycling company...
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Photo: Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
  • NEWS

On Constitution Day’s 90th anniversary, Thais call to protect human rights

As Thailand celebrates the 90th anniversary of its first constitution today, a group of women activists have called for a new charter to protect and promote human rights...
  • 2 min read
Photo: The Story of แม่หญิงไฟ้ท์
  • PROFILE

As the Mekong becomes a political battleground, one woman is determined to turn the tide

The Mekong is changing rapidly due to a series of infrastructure projects that turned the river into an international political battleground. One woman is determined to make a change from the ground to save the “bloodline” of millions of people.
  • 9 min read
Photo: Peerapon Boonyakiat/HaRDstories
  • NEWS

Expanding Petrochemical port sparks concerns

Lamom Bunyong lives only 15 kilometres from Map Ta Phut Industrial Port, Thailand's largest petrochemical industrial zone. Now in his seventies, he has seen how the industry changed his hometown's fishing community...
  • 1 min read
Photo: Luke Duggleby/HaRDstories
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