Thailand: Deepening repression as high-profile activist arrested, others summoned by military courts

Headline Title: Thailand: Deepening repression as high-profile activist arrested, others summoned by milit 06 June 2014 The arrest of a high-profile anti-coup protest leader and military court summons of seven peaceful protesters are the latest moves in a systematic and widening crackdown on key human rights by Thailand’s military, Amnesty International said. Sombat Boonngamanong, a prominent social activist, was arrested last night in Chonburi. He had publicly refused to observe orders for him to report to the military, and from hiding issued online calls for peaceful…

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