YouTube censored the last video clip of Rap Against Dictatorship following an alleged legal complaint from the government.
Read More »Freemuse and PEN International call for the immediate release of poet Arnon Nampha from detention and for all the charges against him to be dropped
On 28 October, the Court of Appeal denied bail to detained poet and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampha for his participation in Bangkok protests.
Read More »Freemuse calls for all charges against rapper Dechathorn Bamrungmuang to be dropped
Thai rapper Dechathorn Bamrungmuang was arrested in Bangkok on charges of sedition for singing at a youth-led pro-democracy protest.
Read More »Thai protest band Faiyen safe in France
After five years of exile in Laos, the Thai protest band Faiyen arrived in France on August 2019 where they applied for asylum.
Read More »Thailand: Two imprisoned actors released early
Two actors, Patiwat Saraiyaem and Pornthip Munkong, serving a two-and-a-half year prison sentence under the controversial ‘lèse majesté’ law – defaming, insulting or threatening the royal family – have been released early in a royal pardon, reported PEN International on 5 September 2016. Saraiyaem was released 55 days early on 12 …
Read More »Thailand: Four flicks banned from film festival
Thailand Film Destination Festival state organisers pulled four films from their festival, but have not made their reasons officially clear, though observers have noted that the dropped films had raunchy or violent scenes that showed the country in a bad light, reported The Straits Times on 10 July 2016. One …
Read More »Thailand: Ban on LGBT-themed film stands
Thailand’s Administrative Court ruled on 25 December 2015 that the five-year ban on the 2010 LGBT film ‘Insects in the Backyard’ will remain in effect, reported Film Journal International. The primary evidence cited is that the movie has a brief scene of graphic sexual intercourse, violating section 287 of the …
Read More »Thailand: Banned movie re-cut and on screens
Previously banned, Thai-made horror film ‘Arbat’ is finally on screens as of 16 October 2015 after some of its controversial scenes were cut and the title was changed to ‘Apatti’ to appease a government screening committee decision. In September 2015, the Ministry of Culture’s Film and Media Screening Committee …
Read More »Thailand: Movie banned on religious grounds
The Thai government has banned the release of ‘Arbat’ – a locally-made horror movie that was set to be released in October 2015. The Ministry of Culture said that its Film and Media Screening Committee banned the film because it was disrespectful to monks and novices. The film, directed by Kanittha …
Read More »Thailand: Imprisonment of student actors stirs criticism
Two theatre actors were sentenced to two and a half years in prison on 24 february 2015 for staging a play in 2013 that was deemed defamatory to the monarchy. Patiwat Saraiyaem, 24, a fourth year student at Khon Kaen University, and Pornthip Munkong, 27, former coordinator of Prakai Fai …
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