Malaysia: 3rd Conference of Anarcho-Syndicalists of the Asia-Pacific Region

From Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (KRAS)

On December 27-29, the 3rd conference (“convergence”) of anarcho-syndicalists from Asia-Pacific countries was held in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. It was attended by delegates from Australia, Burma (Myanmar), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, representatives of the Secretariat of the International Labor Association and the M.A.T. Sub-Secretariat in Asia-Pacific, as well as on-line comrades from a number of other countries.

There's nothing I fear after spraypainting the palace walls

From Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, July 2, 2024

Original title: Thailand: "There's nothing I fear anymore after spraypainting the palace walls that day"

"There's nothing I fear anymore, after spraypainting the palace walls that day, I can see courage, dare to take risks, dare to face them. Because even though I have to go to prison, they still can't stop me, and they can't shut down my thoughts.” A strong sentence from the interview where the Punk Art artist confirmed he was ready to accept every situation that would arise after the court decision.

Temple tantrum: Anarchist tag lands man behind bars for 8 months

From The Thaiger
July 4, 2024

A man who spray-painted an anarchist symbol and the number 112, referencing the lese-majeste law, on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, part of the Grand Palace last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail without suspension.

Thai journalists arrested for news coverage of anarchist graffiti on temple

From Reuters

February 13, 2024 BANGKOK - Two Thai journalists have been arrested for their story about an activist spray painting an anarchist symbol and a symbol critical of "lese majeste" laws on a Bangkok temple wall almost a year ago, the police and their lawyers said on Tuesday.

Activist Arrested for Spraypainting Anti-monarchy Slogans on Palace

From Vice
March 30, 2023, 6:35am

A man was arrested in Thailand on Tuesday after spray painting anti-monarchy symbols on a wall at Bangkok’s Grand Palace.

In videos of the arrest circulating online, police are seen tackling the man after he draws a circle around the letter ‘A’—representing anarchism—and the numbers “112” in strikethrough—a reference to Section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code, a royal defamation law often used against pro-democracy activists.

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