<div> <div>A public prosecutor has halted an attempt by the authorities to prosecute a villager who peacefully protested against a potash mining project in Sakon Nakhon, part of a long history of suppressing opposition to mining projects in rural Thailand.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 21 December 2017, a public prosecutor at Sawang Daen Din Provincial Court decided not to indict Achittaphon Khukasang, a member of Wanon Niwat Environmental Conservation Group, for violating the Public Assembly Act.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>According to <a> </a></div></div>

<p>The police have accused a villager in Sakon Nakhon of breaching the Public Assembly Act for participating in an anti-potash mining event. &nbsp;</p> <p>On 27 March 2017, Satanon Chuenta, a member of the Wanon Niwat Environmental Conservation Group,<a href="http://www.tlhr2014.com/th/?p=3831">&nbsp;reported to Wanon Niwat District Police Station</a>&nbsp;in the northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon.</p>

<div> <div>More than 500 villagers in northeastern Thailand have gathered to oppose a potash mine, saying the mine operator bypassed the Environmental Impact Assessment process. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 25 September 2016, over 500 villagers from Wanon Niwat District, Sakon Nakhon Province, gathered at the District Office to oppose a local potash mining project. </div></div>

<p>Soldiers in the northeastern (Isan) province of Udon Thani are intimidating anti-mine activists ahead of a planned forum on the environmental effects of a potash mine. &nbsp;</p>