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Last month’s ruling lays bare the anti-democratic character of the Thai state apparatus, which is not prepared to countenance a public discussion about any reform of the monarchy.
A reader points out that we missed the important action by Amnesty International Thailand in support of jailed lawyer and reformer, Arnon Nampa. Prachatai reports that "Amnesty International Thailand and the Network for People's Amnesty [on 5 February] submitted a petition signed by 7,301 people calling for the release of detained human rights lawyer Anon…
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