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Prachathai wins human rights award

Published: 14/09/2011 at 06:24 PM
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Prachathai editor Chiranuch Premchaiyaporn is among 48 recipients from 24 countries who have received prestigious human rights Hellman/Hammett grants for their commitment to free expression and courage in the face of persecution.

She is the first Thai to receive the award, which has been administered by the Human Rights Watch since 1989.

Forty eight writers, journalists, bloggers, a singer-songwriter and a cartoonist received 2011 Hellman/Hammett grants.

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Discussion 4 : 15/09/2011 at 11:08 AM4
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peterd:

Enemy of media freedom? Human Rights Watch has labeled Thaksin "a human rights abuser of the worst kind". Thanks for speaking out against TS and his government.
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Discussion 3 : 15/09/2011 at 12:17 AM3
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The return of the fugitive's dictatorship is moving Thailand below Burma. Now the government is using its redshirt thugs to censor any critics.
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Discussion 2 : 14/09/2011 at 08:55 PM2
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Truely speaking about freedom of speech, Thailand is no much better than Burma.
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Discussion 1 : 14/09/2011 at 08:26 PM1
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Prachathai wins human rights award and the consideration of all the democrats and defenders of human rights in the world. Thanks to be so courageous in a country with so much enemies of private and media freedoms, friends of censorship and dictatorship as i daily see in BP, writing shameless in forums.
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