Journalists killed in Thailand since 1992
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Journalists arrested at Bangkok airport for carrying safety equipment
May 30, 2017 11:40 AM ET
Bangkok, May 30, 2017--Thai authorities should drop all charges against two journalists arrested at Bangkok's main airport today for carrying protective gear and should amend laws to allow journalists to carry potentially lifesaving, protective equipment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said....
Thailand bans foreign correspondents club event, citing 'national security'
May 3, 2017 10:56 AM ET
Bangkok, May 3, 2017--Thailand's ruling military junta banned a panel discussion event scheduled for today by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, marking the latest act of harassment against the club under military rule....
TV news channel suspended in Thailand
March 27, 2017 11:36 AM ET
Bangkok, March 27, 2017--Thai media regulators should immediately reverse their suspension of the operating license of Voice TV and should allow the media to broadcast and publish freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Media regulators today suspended the channel's operating license for seven days....
Defamation suit in Thailand restricts BBC reporter's freedom of movement
February 28, 2017 1:48 PM ET
Bangkok, February 28, 2017--A court in Thailand has seized the passport of BBC reporter Jonathan Head in response to a criminal defamation suit filed by a Thai lawyer over a news report on alleged fraud committed on the tourist island of Phuket. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the restrictions...
Thai legislation threatens online freedoms
December 16, 2016 1:04 PM ET
Bangkok, December 16, 2016--Thailand's cabinet and king should scrap legislation that would give authorities sweeping new powers to censor the internet based on vague and broad criteria, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The military-appointed National Legislative Assembly today passed amendments to the 2007 Computer Crime Act that...
Thai junta threatens BBC over royal news coverage
December 8, 2016 12:35 PM ET
Washington, December 8, 2016--Thailand's military government should stop harassing and threatening the BBC with criminal prosecution under laws that bar criticism of the Thai royal family, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls on Thailand to not censor news during royal transition
October 14, 2016 10:10 AM ET
New York, October 14, 2016--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thailand's military government to lift a blanket censorship order on television news broadcasters imposed in the wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death yesterday....
Draft regulatory bill threatens media freedom in Thailand
September 15, 2016 11:44 AM ET
Bangkok, September 15, 2016 - Thailand's military-appointed National Reform Steering Assembly should scrap proposed legislation that would create a new national media regulator, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The draft bill, the latest in a raft of military-imposed measures that restrict press freedom, is now being considered...
Thailand pressures two broadcast journalists off the air
August 18, 2016 12:11 PM ET
Bangkok, August 18, 2016--Two television reporters in Thailand have been suspended for a 10-day period under pressure from military authorities and state media regulators over their critical news coverage, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Thailand's ruling military regime to cease its systematic...