Pavin Chachavalpongpun: Thai dissidents facing intimidation, abduction & assassination
Channel: Green Left
Date: 2019-09-19

Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun is associate professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. However, since 2014 he has been branded an "enemy of the state" by Thai authorities and he was forced to seek political asylum in Japan. Yet even with this protection Pavin has discovered that he is not safe from state’s violent persecution of dissidents that operates illegally outside Thailand's borders. He spoke to Peter Boyle from Green Left Weekly about the escalating campaign of intimidation, abduction and even assassination that is being stepped up against fellow Thai dissidents. Pavin will be speaking at Sydney University on Oct 14: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ties-that-bind-the-intimate-relationship-between-thailand-and-the-united-states-tickets-72884141429