<div>Between 21-24 March 2017, Ratchaburi Provincial Court will hold witness hearings for and against <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/6516">the criminal case of Taweesak Kerdpoka</a>, 25, a Prachatai journalist. </div>

<div>Following the rising tension in Bangkok due to the anti-government mass demonstration, the European Union and United States has said they were “concerned” with the situation and called on all sides to avoid violence, while Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) are especially concerned with the safety of the journalists.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<div>German freelance photojournalist Nick Nostitz was assaulted on Monday afternoon in front of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, in Bangkok, by anti-government protesters, after Chumpol Julsai, former Democrat MP and protest leader,&nbsp;&nbsp;identified him as “red shirt journalist” through loudspeaker.</div> <p></p>