In the name of attracting investors, the Land Bridge and draft SEC Act will carve up Southern Thailand for deep-sea ports, railways, and motorways. While communities in Ranong, Chumphon, and across the South are left to carry the real cost, without meaningful participation in decisions over their own lives and lands. Land seized. Seas disrupted. Livelihoods destroyed. Biodiversity threatened. Communities sidelined. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡. 𝙏

Thailand and Vietnam's leaders are turning diplomacy into a crackdown on activists. Today, 28 May, during To Lam’s official visit to Thailand, both leaders in a joint statement committed that neither country would allow its territory to be used for political activities against the other. They also pledged to strengthen extradition cooperation to suppress transnational dissent. In a region where authoritarian governments already hunt critics across borders, this is a dangerous

A victory for freedom of expression in Thailand! 🇹🇭 Today, the Thai Criminal Court dismissed the royal defamation and cybercrime charges against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the progressive Future Forward movement and a key figure in Thailand’s pro-democracy struggle. The case came from his 2021 livestream criticizing the government’s mishandling of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and its unfair favouring of Siam Bioscience, a company owned by King Maha ​Vajiralon

On 13 February, a self-proclaimed spiritual healer known as “Lung Sanom” from Angthong, Central Thailand 🇹🇭 was caught sexually harassing several women who sought him out for healing. But what is equally disturbing is the wave of victim-blaming that followed. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲: first through the shaman who exploited them, then by the public who blamed them for their beliefs. Instead of holding the perpetr

🇹🇭 The People of Thailand are enraged ‼️ After the Election Commission denies the recount petition in Chon Buri arguing “lack of corruption evidence”, youth leaders organized a multi-sectoral protest in front of the Bangkok Art & Culture Center. Once again, the EC chooses to be conveniently blind to numerous election-related violations in what is now widely considered as “the most corrupt national elections in Thailand’s history”. As young feminist defender Pim clamours, Do

Experienced election fraud in your voting precinct? Take power back. Report it now! 🗳️ A public complaint desk has been set up to compile cases and submit them to the Elections Commission (EC). If they won’t do their job, the people will. If you witnessed intimidation, irregularities, blocked access, vote manipulation, or other election violations, don’t let it disappear into silence. Demand justice! ✊ Report election-related violations here: bit.ly/RecountNow #WeAreManushya

Today, Thai citizens across different generations and backgrounds came together to stage an election protest in front of the Elections Commission (EC) Headquarters. Led by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration who also spearheaded the historic youth protests in 2020. ‼️ Their demand: A recount from the controversy-filled national elections where a party led by military coup supporters supposedly dominated. 🔥 EC stated they will come out with a decision in 2 days. B

In a week marked by what many call the most corrupt national elections in the country’s history, people in Thailand turned out and voted Yes to replace the 2017 Constitution, a charter born from military junta rule. THAT’S People Power and resistance! The overwhelming YES vote is a clear declaration from the people: We are tired of politics controlled by dynasties, junta-linked leaders, and elite interests. We need a Constitution BY the People, FOR the People NOW! 🔥 ⚖️ 𝗧𝗵�

On 28 January, Theeranet Chaisuwan (Chair of P-Move or People Movement for A Just Society and Committee Member of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand) and Jamnong Noopan (Vice-President of the Four-Region Slum Network and P-Move Advisor) organized a peaceful protest demanding land and housing rights and speaking up against the unjust impacts of state policies and projects on affected communities. Dusit Police investigators claimed they supposedly violated the Public

Manushya represent! 🩷 Our community human rights lawyers Rasa Taokew and Cherry Waranya, with Board Member Ton Sirisak, proudly joined Thai CSOs of the Constitution Advocacy Alliance (CALL) at the Vote Right(s) Now event. Together, we called for stronger environmental and community rights in the upcoming Constitutional Referendum, right in front of political party representatives. Our main call: “Nothing about us, without us!” ✊🏽(shout out to Greenpeace Thailand’s Write for

On 8 Feb, Vote ✅ for Change and A People’s Constitution! ✊ Manushya Foundation proudly stands with civil society and grassroots leaders in calling for genuine change and the opportunity to create a true people-led Constitution. Thailand’s upcoming constitutional referendum on 8 Feb must be watched closely. In recent years, the state has escalated transnational repression, human rights violations, and environmental abuses, making this vote a critical test of democratic partici

Exactly a month from now, Thai citizens will head to the polls for both national elections and a national referendum that will shape the country’s political future 🗳️ The referendum will ask voters whether they approve beginning the process of drafting a new constitution, to replace the current junta-led one adopted in 2017. Thailand’s constitutional reform must be watched closely. In recent years, the state has escalated transnational repression, human rights violations, an

On 11 December 2025, the Chiang Rai Provincial Court read out the Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of 32-year-old pro-democracy activist Mongkol "Bas" Thirakhot, sentencing him to 46 years in prison without suspension under Section 112 and the CCA. This marks one of the highest penalties in the history of cases under the Lèse-Majesté law. This ruling follows years of escalating punishment against Bas. Decades for Dissent: The Case Against Activist Bas Two cases (later mer

Regional UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop for Central and Eastern Thailand BANGKOK, THAILAND – On 23-24 October 2025, Manushya Foundation, in partnership with Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai Coalition for the UPR, successfully hosted its first UPR IV Capacity-Building Workshop. This training marked the beginning of a series of 4 regional workshops taking place across Thailand between October 202

Thanks to the support of Young Pride Foundation, the People’s Movement to Eliminate Discrimination (MovED), LBT Wellbeing, and the Thai CSOs Coalition for the UPR, we kicked off our second #UPR Capacity-Building Workshop yesterday in Hat Yai! So many courageous, brilliant activists joined us from all over 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, including Indigenous leaders from Pattani and the Ranong province, raising their voices to speak truth to power. 🇺🇳 Yesterday’s sessions