Asia

May 25, 2010

Thailand and the Criminalization of Dissent

Over the past two months, Thailand’s Abhisit regime has opened fire with live ammunition on the Red Shirt pro-democracy demonstration in Bangkok, killing at least 88 of its own citizens and injuring more than 1,800, including foreign journal...
May 25, 2010

Statement from Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

STATEMENT FROM DR THAKSIN SHINAWATRA “In 1976, university students held a pro-democracy demonstration in Bangkok. The junta in Thailand silenced them in a brutal crackdown. Dozens of university students were killed, hundreds were injured and...
May 25, 2010

Statement: The Mask Comes Off the Thai Junta

Below is my statement circulated to media in response to the announcement that the government of Thailand had issued a warrant for the former Prime Minister. LONDON, May 25, 8.00 AM (BST): Thailand’s Criminal Court a short time ago issued a ...
May 24, 2010

Is Afghanistan Becoming Russia’s Mexico?

It is an imperfect analogy in many respects, such as population, immigration, development, and Islamic extremism just to name a few, but the growing problem the Russian Federation is facing from the ongoing war in Afghanistan and the massive growt...
May 23, 2010

Video: Inside Wat Pathuwanaram

The following video contains graphic footage from inside Wat Pathuwanaram, Bangkok, on May 19th, when it is believed that Thai Royal Army fired upon unarmed protesters seeking refuge inside the supposed safe haven of the temple. In this video, And...
May 23, 2010

Images of the Final Hours at Ratchaprasong

In response to our requests seeking to collect evidence and testimony of the Thai army’s conduct in its violent crackdown against mostly unarmed and peaceful protesters, we’ve had a significant number of volunteers sending in letters, ...
May 20, 2010

Human Rights Watch on the Thai Crisis

Bangkok Pundit has quoted the most recently statement by Human Rights Watch on the violence in the Thai capital, which blames both sides for violating human rights. “We’re seeing a lot of arrests by the government, but where are these ...
May 20, 2010

The Ethnic Aspect behind Thailand’s Political Crisis

We recently came across this interesting blog commentary, left as a response to various articles in Thailand and Reuters by user Jezz, commenting on the ethnic aspect of the political crisis. What this latest act of war fails to address is what ev...