Progressive Movement (Thailand)
Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management
The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch
Sweeping top court judgment endangers Thailand’s pro-democracy protests
In a ruling during a treason trial of three activists, the Constitutional Court found that demands for monarchy reforms are akin to overthrowing the monarchy. Activists fear the Chan-o-cha government will use the ruling to crackdown on opposition and the ongoing protests