Red Siam
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In 2009, republican professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn published the Red Siam Manifesto while fleeing Thailand, which openly criticized the monarchy and government.[4]
The manifesto served as inspiration for the Red Siam movement, which was founded in 2009 by Chupong Theethuan, a member of the New Aspiration Party, former communist party member Surachai Danwattananusorn, and former minister Jakrapob Penkair.[5] The movement emerged from the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship by members discontented with the Red Shirts movement.[6][7]
In March 2010, the Red Siam movement was denounced by Red Shirts leaders at a demonstration in Bangkok.[8]
Following the 2014 Thai military coup, the leaders of Red Siam fled to neighboring countries, including Laos.[9][10]
In March 2024, Jakrapob Penkair, a former minister and leader of Red Siam, returned to Thailand from exile.[11][12] A vocal advocate for reform of the Thai monarchy, Jakrapob's return was described as a positive sign for democratic renewal in Thailand.[11]
Leadership
- Chupong Theethuan (In exile in France since 2009)
- Surachai Danwattananusorn (In exile in Laos since 2014, disappeared in 2018)
- Jakrapob Penkair (In exile since 2009, returned to Thailand in 2024)
References
- ↑ Buchanan, James (2019-05-20). "In Thailand, Activists Are Literally Fighting For Their Lives". VICE. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Election Day Bombing Mars Thailand Vote". PBS News. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Could Thailand's 'Red Shirt' movement have the monarchy in its sights?". The Times. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ Ji Ungpakorn, ed. (2010). Thailand's crisis and the fight for democracy (1st ed.). S.l.: WDPress. ISBN 978-0-9565145-0-9.
- ↑ "Red-shirt figure accused of lèse majesté and rebellion | Prachatai English". prachataienglish.com. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ Hookway, James (2010-09-06). "Red Shirts Test Thai Limits". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Thailand's Red Shirts and the 'Revolution' question | East Asia Forum". 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "Bangkok or bust, Part 1". New Mandala. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ Vejjajiva, Suranand (2016-08-23). "Free speech will pave way for tidy NCPO exit". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "White masks, red masks and royalist communists". New Mandala. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- 1 2 "Red Shirt Leader's Return Sparks Hope for Democratic Renewal in Thailand". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ↑ "Thai 'Red Shirt' dissident, a former Thaksin spokesman, detained upon return from exile". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
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