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By Puangthong Pawakapan |
<div>In September 2017, I wrote a summary on 'The Enigma of the Deaths on October 6' for the Documentation of Oct 6 Project. One of the issues mentioned was the photo of a man holding a chair and using it to beat the body of a hanged victim on Sanam Luang. The photo by Neil Ulevich, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977, was one of the most viewed photos of the October 6th incident. The 'chair' in the man's hand has therefore become a symbol of violence. But 40 years have passed and we still do not know who he was; very few people even cared to ask who he was. </div>
<p dir="ltr">The late King’s speech made shortly after the 6 October 1976 massacre is used as a prelude to the new 9-minute long Royal Anthem video. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
By Kornkritch Somjittranukit |
<div>Chulalongkorn University’s commemoration of the 6 October Massacre explored new methods to connect younger generations with the political tragedy, recognising that concepts of human rights and democracy have yet to be firmly established in Thai society.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><img alt="" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8416/30196546036_79edb7bc3c_o.jpg" /></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span>Guest speakers of the commemorative event at Chu </span></div>
By Kongpob Areerat |
<p dir="ltr">Despite the junta’s nationalistic rhetoric, the deportation of Joshua Wong has sparked debate over Thailand’s sovereignty and foreign policy as the regime appears increasingly eager to please Beijing.</p> <p></p>
<div>A group of students has staged a small protest demanding that the junta send student activist Joshua Wong safely back to Hong Kong. The prominent activist is expected to arrive in Hong Kong this afternoon. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 5 October 2016, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, together with other students from Chulalongkorn University, held a protest demanding that the junta release 19-year-old student activist Joshua Wong, a key leader of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and Secretary-General of the Demosistō Party. </div></div>
<p><em><strong>Update</strong>:&nbsp;Thai junta rejects involvement in Joshua Wong’s detention. Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd, the spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, said the government has no involvement with the detention against Wong but it is actually the judgement of immigration officials, reported BBC Thai.</em></p> <p>The Thai authorities have detained Joshua Wong, a leading student activist from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, at the request of the Chinese government.</p>
By Kornkritch Somjittranukit |
<div>Three prominent universities in Thailand will host commemorative events for the 6 October Massacre to remind society about the culture of impunity, political violence and the role of student activists in Thai politics.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This year marks the 40th anniversary of Thailand’s 1976 massacre, also known as the 6 October. </div>
By Verita Sriratana |
<p>[SOS – Save/Slaughter Our Students]</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8065/29647735421_abfb278c7c_c.jpg" /></p> <p><span>Photo from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/199177920480536/">Fundamental's Facebook Page</a></span></p> <p>How does one discuss the undiscussed and undiscussable past?</p> <p>How does one represent the unrepresented and unrepresentable present?</p> <p>How does one imagine the unimagined and unimaginable future?</p>
By Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) |
<p>The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the ongoing detention without charge of Patiwat (last name withheld) and Pornthip (last name withheld), who are being held in relation to a complaint filed against them for alleged violation of Article 112 of the Criminal Code in Thailand. Patiwat, age 23, a fifth year student in the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts at Khon Kaen University, was arrested on 14 August 2014 in Khon Kaen province and is being held in the Bangkok Remand Prison.</p>
By Kem Issara |
<p>As the shadow of the junta spreads over the nation, including its universities, activists have felt demoralized that the democratic spirit in commemorating the 6 October incident was again having to compromise with military supremacy which currently is enthusiastically waving the royalism flag.</p>
<p><em>This story is written by a person, who was then a little girl, from her memories of what happened to her family in the wake of the incident.&nbsp; One of her elder brothers was a student leader at the protest at Thammasat University. The article was published in a book disseminated at the funeral of her father in May this year.</em></p>
<p>25 new photos of the brutal crackdown on student activists at Thammasat University have emerged and have now been published on the internet, marking the 35th anniversary of the incident.</p>