A decade after being acquitted of defamation charges linked to her reporting on human trafficking, Chutima Sidasathian is yet again on trial for criminal defamation — this time for her 2021 exposé on a corrupt lending scheme involving state officials.

Women activists at the forefront of the pro-democracy movement in Thailand experience harassment and human rights violations by state and non-state actors. A report published by The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders identifies these attacks as a method to deter dissidents. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the dangerous targeting of women activists in Thailand.