Ex-red-shirt boss Nutthawut Saikua quits in protest

Parliament, meeting at the National Legislative Assembly
Parliament, meeting at the National Legislative Assembly. Photo: Public Relations Department. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Former red-shirt leader and key member of the Pheu Thai party, Nutthawut Saikua, has ceased working for the party, in protest over the inclusion of [Read More…]

Ex red-shirt leader Jatuporn released on bail by Thai Appeals Court

Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan during a UDD speech
Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan during a UDD speech.Photo: KungDekZa. CC BY-SA 3.0.

After 97 days behind bars, former chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) Jatuporn Prompan was released from Bangkok remand prison this [Read More…]

Red-shirt followers gather in remembrance of 2010 violent crackdown

The Redshirts demonstrate at Democracy Monument in Bangkok on February 13, 2011
The Redshirts demonstrate at Democracy Monument in Bangkok. Photo: Ratchaprasong / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Followers of Thailand’s United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or the red-shirt movement, assembled at the October 14th memorial, at the Kok Wua intersection [Read More…]

UDD leader Jatuporn to lead protest against PM Prayut on April 4

Red Shirts UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan at Rajamangala Stadium.
Red Shirts UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan at Rajamangala Stadium. Photo: KungDekZa. CC BY-SA 3.0.

United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) chairman Jatuporn Promphan has vowed to lead a prolonged protest, with the ultimate goal of toppling the government [Read More…]

Justice minister signs order for release of Nattawut Saikua, other prisoners

Nattawut Saikua secretary-general and spokesman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, Red Shirts
Nattawut Saikua secretary-general and spokesman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, Red Shirts. Photo: Roland Dobbins.

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has signed an order for the early release of 76 prisoners who received royal clemency, but they will have to wear [Read More…]

Red shirts join protest on Sunday in the outskirts of Bangkok

The Redshirts demonstrate at Democracy Monument in Bangkok on February 13, 2011
The Redshirts demonstrate at Democracy Monument in Bangkok. Photo: Ratchaprasong / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Anti-government protesters held a light-hearted rally on the western outskirts of Bangkok Sunday afternoon, where they were joined by red-shirted veterans of a 2014 protest [Read More…]