Report on the state of public assembly in May 2024
May 2024 still saw a series of small-scale public assemblies. According to the observation and documentation by the Mob Data Thailand, in May 2024, at least 32 small-scale public assemblies were organized. For sit-in public assemblies that lasted more than one day, altogether they happened in the span of 60 times. 16 public assemblies took place in Bangkok while 16 in the province.
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Report on the state of public assembly in April 2024
April 2024 still saw a series of small-scale public assemblies. According to the observation and documentation by the Mob Data Thailand, in April 2024, at least 40 small-scale public assemblies were organized. For sit-in public assemblies that lasted more than one day, altogether they happened in the span of 68 times. 30 public assemblies took place in Bangkok while 10 in the province.
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Report on the state of public assembly in March 2024
The number of public assemblies in March 2024 was lower than in February, still a wave of assemblies took place throughout the country. According to the observation and documentation by the Mob Data Thailand, in March 2024, at least 42 small-scale public assemblies were organized. For sit-in public assemblies that lasted more than one day, altogether they happened in the span of 71 times. 30 public assemblies took place in Bangkok while 12 in the province.
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Report on the state of public assembly in February 2024
February 2024 saw a series of public assemblies being held throughout the country. According to the observation and documentation by the Mob Data Thailand, in February 2024, at least 50 small-scale public assemblies were organized. For sit-in public assemblies that lasted more than one day, altogether they happened in the span of 100 times. 30 public assemblies took place in Bangkok while 20 in the province.
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Report on the state of public assembly in January 2024
According to the observation and documentation by the Mob Data Thailand at least 27 small-scale public assemblies took place throughout the country, mostly in the province, 18 times, and Bangkok 9 times. They were focused on various issues.
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The 2023 Summary Report Of The State Of Public Assemblies
In 2023, at least 514 public assemblies were held nationwide (as of 15 December 2023) including 343 public assemblies in Bangkok and 171 in other provinces. The number of public assemblies has decreased compared to 2022. 2023 saw many verdicts delivered in cases stemming from the exercise of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, particularly after the election in May.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings October And November 2023
In October, there were at least nine public assemblies nationwide, and in November, there were at least seven public assemblies nationwide.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings August and September 2023
In May 2022, there have been at least 52 public assemblies and expressions throughout the country, about one third more than those in April (when 35 public assemblies happened.) This includes at least 34 activities to show symbolic action to demand the right to bail of political activists who have been remanded in custody
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Report on Public Assembly and Harassment in July 2023
According to the observation and documentation by Amnesty International Thailand and iLaw via Mob Data Thailand in July 2023, it could be summarized that at least 73 public assemblies were organized throughout the country
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Report on Public Assembly and Harassment in June 2023
In June, at least 54 public assemblies were organized, at least 13 more than in May. More public assemblies have been held on the environmental issue and the right to land. As to the elections, public assemblies have been held to remand the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) to promptly certify the results of the election. The issues that prompted the most public assemblies continue to be a demand of the right to bail. At least 29 public assemblies were held coalescing the issue including at least 26 Stand Stop Imprisonment in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court and at least three by We, The People at the Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai.
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Report on Public Assembly and Harassment in May 2023
In May, at least 41 demonstrations were organized, at least nine more than in April. Despite the election was held, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has still not certified the results prompting people to converge around the issues. The issues that prompted the most public assemblies continue to be a demand of the right to bail. At least 27 public assemblies were held coalescing the issue including at least 23 Stand Stop Imprisonment in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court and at least once at the Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings April 2023
Monthly Report on Public Assembly, Prosecution, and Harassment regard to Freedom of Expression and Assembly in April 2023
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings March 2023
Monthly Report on Public Assembly, Prosecution, and Harassment regard to Freedom of Expression and Assembly in March 2023
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings February 2023
Monthly Report on Public Assembly, Prosecution, and Harassment regard to Freedom of Expression and Assembly in February 2023
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An overview of public assemblies and harassment following the gatherings January 2023
Monthly Report on Public Assembly, Prosecution, and Harassment regard to Freedom of Expression and Assembly in January 2023
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings December 2022
At least 40 public assemblies happened in December whereas most of public assemblies were related to the activities to demand the right to bail of political prisoners, at least 33 of them including Stand Stop Imprison activities, mainly initiated with an aim to demand right to bail for detained political activists; In Bangkok, the Resistant Citizen group did the Stand Stop Imprisonment in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court. While, provincially, there are the weekly protest by the Stand Stop Tyranny conducted at Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, the Stand Stop Imprisonment, in Ayutthaya, and the Stand Stop Imprisonment in Nakhon Pathom. In addition, another activity “Santa to bring our friends home” was organized by Thalu Gaz at the Democracy Monument. The participants conducted various activities to demand the right to bail of those remanded in custody including Stand Stop Imprisonment, writing on banners, writing letters to remanded friends, and telling stories of their struggle through hip-hop music.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings November 2022
At least 65 public assemblies and expression took place in November, which is 10 times more than in October. 36 public assemblies were related to the activities to demand the right to bail of political prisoners including 27 Stand Stop Imprisonment activities by the Resistant Citizen in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court. In the province, the weekly protest by the Stand Stop Tyranny was conducted at Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, five times altogether, the Stand Stop Imprisonment in Ayutthaya, four times.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings October 2022
On 1 October 2022, the Emergency Decree was repealed and replaced by the Public Assembly Act to regulate public assembly. Nevertheless, there have been no new prosecutions related to public assembly. But several cases concerning public assemblies since 2020 have reached the trial and rulings have been made on a few of them. October saw at least 55 public assemblies and acts of expression across the country, 10 more than in September.
Most assemblies were related to the activities to demand the right to bail of political prisoners, at least 32 of them including 31 Stand Stop Imprisonment activities, 20 of which by the Resistant Citizen in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court and two by Independent Pro-Democracy Groups to demand the release of political prisoners at the Supreme Court and the Bangkok Remand Prison. Apart from the protests in Bangkok, the weekly protest by the Stand Stop Tyranny was conducted at Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, five times altogether, the Stand Stop Imprisonment in Ayutthaya, four times. In addition, Thalufah organized the “Free Our Friends” activity to submit to the US and German Embassies a report of the state of the weaponization of law against the people and to demand the restoration of the right to bail for political prisoners. A birthday party was held to mark the 32nd anniversary of Pornchai “Sam” Yuanyee, a suspect of Section 112 who has still been remanded in custody.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings September 2022
Toward the end of September, the government lifted the Emergency Decree given the COVID-19 pandemic has largely eased up and there was no longer the need to declare the Emergency Decree. The lift was officially effective since 1 October 2022. From the first declaration of state of emergency on 26 March 2020 and its 19 renewals every one or two month, altogether Thailand was subjected to the state of emergency for 919 days or 2 years, 6 months and 6 days. Nevertheless, this month still saw further indictments on cases related to the Emergency Decree and more acquittal rulings as well as the order to not prosecute the cases. It remains to be seen if the lift of the Emergency Decree shall lead to a decline in the legal prosecution against activists.
At least 45 public assemblies and acts of expression have been organized throughout the country. 27 of them were related to the activities to demand the right to bail of political prisoners through the Stand Stop Imprisonment. 23 were organized by the Resistant Citizen Group in front of the Bangkok Supreme Court and the rest, four times, were the Stand Stop Tyranny at Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, once a week by We, the people. The Thalu Gaz organized the “Stand, Trample, March to demand justice for our friends” at the Democracy Monument and the “Messaging Through Hell Operation” in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison, also to demand the right to bail.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings August 2022
The Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) was still declared during 1 August - 31 SEPTEMBER 2022, the 19th extension of the declaration. In addition, the Government Gazette published the Announcement of the Chief Officer in charge of the Resolution of the State of Emergency concerning National Security on the prohibition of activities and illegal assemblies which may likely help to spread the Covid-19 pandemic no. 15 (Announcement of the Chief Officer no. 15). In the Announcement, a prohibition of public assembly is put in place and procedure concerning the organization and notification of public assembly pursuant to the Public Assembly Act 2015 is imposed. Any violation of the provision can lead to a punishment prescribed in the Emergency Decree. Meanwhile, there has been an uptick in the number of individuals prosecuted for violating the Emergency Decree despite recent absence of large-scale public assemblies. Since May 2020, 1,467 individuals have been charged for the violation of the law in 647 cases.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings July 2022
The Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) was still declared during 1 JUNE - 31 JULY 2022, the 19th extension of the declaration, and it was further renewed to extend the state of emergency to 1 August-30 September 2022, citing the re-emerging of the Covid-19 pandemic around the world and in Thailand. In addition, the Government Gazette published the Announcement of the Chief Officer in charge of the Resolution of the State of Emergency concerning National Security on the prohibition of activities and illegal assemblies which may likely help to spread the Covid-19 pandemic no. 15 (Announcement of the Chief Officer No. 15). In the Announcement, a prohibition of public assembly is put in place and procedure concerning the organization and notification of public assembly pursuant to the Public Assembly Act 2015 is imposed. Any violation of the provision can lead to a punishment prescribed in the Emergency Decree. Meanwhile**, there has been continuously increasing in the number of individuals prosecuted for violating the Emergency Decree despite recent absence of large-scale public assemblies. Since the youth-led movement in May 2020, 1,465 individuals have been charged for the violation of the law in 645 cases.**
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings June 2022
In June 2022, at least 86 public assemblies and expressions have been organized throughout the country. At least 52 activities of symbolic expression have been organized to demand the right to bail of political activists who have been remanded in custody including 29 activities of Stand, Stop, Imprison by Resistant Citizen. This was the third resumption of such activity which started since 6 May 2022 in front of the Supreme Court. The We, The People held four activities at Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, and another three activities in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Such activities were a direct response to this month’s soaring incarcerations of political activists in prison.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings May 2022
In May 2022, there have been at least 52 public assemblies and expressions throughout the country, about one third more than those in April (when 35 public assemblies happened.) This includes at least 34 activities to show symbolic action to demand the right to bail of political activists who have been remanded in custody
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment April 2022
In April 2022, at least 35 public assemblies and acts of expression have been organized throughout the country and at least 12 times of public gatherings by standing to at the Criminal Court and the Victory Monument to demand the release of political prisoners in the name of “free our friend campaign” since the number of politically detained persons has increased to seven.
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Public Assemblies and Harassment following the public gatherings and expression in March 2022
At least 32 public assemblies occurred in March 2022, a decrease of more than a half of the number in February 2022. They took place in small scale public assemblies focusing on freedom of expression. Most of them were related to political and economic issues including the demand of the right to bail and showing their solidarity to political activists and a commemoration of the death of Mana Hongthong because of the police crackdown on public assemblies in March. They also demanded the government to address economic woes, showed their stand in support of Ukraine and the conducting of straw polls on the monarchy by the Thalu Wang.
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Public Assemblies and Harassment following the public gatherings and expression in February 2022
Owing to the outbreak of Omicron in January 2022, Thailand was hit by the fourth wave, although no stringent measures were imposed as in 2021. On 25 January 2022, the Government Gazette published the Announcement on the extension of the duration of emergency in all vicinities in the Kingdom (16th time) to until 31 March 2022 signed on 24 January 2022. It has extended the period of state of emergency in Thailand to nearly two years. The prevailing Omicron outbreak has affected people economically. Meanwhile, people who have exercised their right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly have been charged for violating the Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005). According to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, just for 2021**, at least 1,244 have been charged for violating the Emergency Decree in over 542 cases.
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An Overview Of Public Assemblies And Harassment Following The Gatherings January 2022
In January 2022, the Omicron infection has ushered in Thailand the fourth wave, despite its relatively lax precaution compared to 2021. However, on 25 January 2022, the Government Gazette published the notification to extend the State of Emergency in all vicinities of the Kingdom (16th time) until 31 March 2022 signed on 24 January 2022. As a result, Thailand has now been subject to an emergency decree for over two years.
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Weekly documentation of the public assemblies For public assemblies from 1-31 October 202
Throughout October 2021, there have been at least 110 public assemblies countrywide. Their main demand is the removal of General Prayut Chan-ocha as Prime Minister and the restoration of the right to bail for people imprisoned for political reasons.
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Weekly documentation of the public assemblies For public assemblies from 16-22 August 2021
During 16-22 August 2021, the week was teeming with a series of public assemblies following the first week of August. Nevertheless, there were only two key organizing groups, one of which was the Thalu Fah (Thalu Fah Village) and another key group is the Thalugaz Youth, a group of freelancers who have converged at the Samliam Din Daeng Intersection since early August.
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Weekly documentation of the public assemblies for public assemblies from 7-15 August 2021
From 7-15 August 2021, various groups have organized protests to demand the removal of General Prayut Chan-ocha as Prime Minister at least 35 times in 28 provinces.
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The situation of public assembly during 1 – 30 September 2021
Throughout September 2021, at least 141 public assemblies took place countrywide. The arrests were carried out on 19 days in total and at least 269 have been arrested including at least 18 individuals younger than 15, at least 50 of individuals from 15-18 years. In total, 78 children and youth were arrested.
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An overview of public assemblies in June 2021
Thailand is currently contending with the continuous 3rd wave outbreak from April 2021 and is likely to enter the 4th wave due to the widespread virus Delta variant. The high rise in COVID-19 infections in Thailand has reflected the Thai government's inability to manage the spread of the virus and vaccine importation. This has allowed the rise of public demonstrations of people and civil society who are affected by governmental pandemic policies demanding governmental assistance and relief. In addition, the number of alleged people who voiced their opinions over the government or expressed their opinion both online and offline is intensely increasing since public health and national security become political issues. According to the data, in June, there were 125 public gatherings.
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An overview of public assemblies in May 2021
According to the data, in May, there were 256 events including the gatherings on 2nd of May which were dispersed by state authority.
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A review of public assemblies in April 2021
April 2021 is marked by a new surge of Covid-19 pandemic, the third of its kind in Thailand and it has impeded attempts to hold a mass demonstration. Nevertheless, as the political prosecutions have been in full swing, political actions have persisted through the action #StandStopImprisonment to demand a release of political prisoners. It should be noted that a slew of legal cases against people exercising their freedom of expression have been swiftly prosecuted in the past month. Therefore, At least 180 events related to the exercising of freedom of expression and assembly have taken place, double of the figure in March. Legal actions have been taken at least against 2 of such public assemblies in April.
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A review of public assemblies as of March 2021
Mob Data Thailand has found public assemblies in March have continued incessantly leading to a spike in the prosecutions against the participants, as many as 581 individuals in 268 cases within three months according to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). There have been three crackdowns on public assemblies, all of which are indicative of an increase of restriction of the right to freedom of assembly and expression.
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An overview of public assemblies in February 2021
Based on Mob Data Thailand, from 1-28 February 2021, there have been at least 73 public assemblies throughout the country, 44 of which took place in Bangkok, eight in Chiang, four in Khon Kaen each, and two in Chiang Rai, Ubonratchathani, Roi Et, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum and Songklha each, and only one in Yala and Narathiwat each. At least ten prosecutions have resulted from such gatherings.
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An overview of public assemblies in January 2021
Into 2021, Thailand is gripped by a semi-lockdown due to the second surge of Covid-19 pandemic. It appears political assemblies have stuttered as well, similar to during the first surge last year. After a while, various groups have taken to the street again to push forward their demands on key issues and they tend to expand to cover a range of other social issues, be it the procurement of Covid-19 vaccination, relief program for the affected people, or the gatherings to show solidarity with those arrested for politically motivated charges to express their discontent toward the use of SLAPP cases to stifle freedom of expression.
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Report on public assemblies during 20-31 December 2020: As the year drew to a close, a slew of public assemblies continued, even selling shrimps was treated as public assembly
At least eight public assemblies took place during the last two weeks of 2020, from 20-31 December. Similar to the two previous weeks, their goal was to show moral support to those charged with lese majeste, an offence against the Penal Code’s Section 112 and to conduct a symbolic action to oppose the use of Section 112. There were public assembles to demand rights on other issues as well. In addition, relentless harassment was made against the demonstrators including pressing charges against them and cracking down on public assemblies of WeVo or We Volunteer.
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Updates on the public assemblies during 8 – 21 November 2020: Proposals from the demonstrators become more diverse while more violence has also been meted out by the state
There have been at least 43 public assemblies countrywide during 8 – 21 November 2020 including at least 12 in Bangkok and at least 26 in the province. Meanwhile, the yellow shirts have organized at least seven public assemblies. The past two weeks saw a decrease in the number of public assemblies compared to the previous two weeks which saw at least 77 assemblies countrywide.
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Public Assemblies and Harassment following the public gatherings and expression during 13-21 October 2020
There were at least 76 public assemblies took place countrywide during 13-21 October 2020. Including at least 16 in Bangkok, 15 of which took place while the severe state of emergency was imposed, and at least 60 in the province.
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