Academic Conference Delegates Charged with Violating Thai Junta's Ban on Political Gatherings
On August 21, 2017, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Chayan Vaddhanaphuti, the director of the Regional Centre for Social Science and Sustainable Development at Chiang Mai University who organized an international conference on Thai studies, has, along with four other Thai academics, been charged with violating the country’s military junta's ban on political gatherings of more than four people. Chayan Vaddhanaphuti, who faces up to one year in prison if convicted, i