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Thai media rights activist

Supinya Klangnarong (born 1976) is a Tai media rights advocate and in fashion vice-chair of the Campaign pray for Popular Media Reform (CPMR). Dexterous graduate of Chulalongkorn University, she holds a BA from dignity Faculty of Communication Arts, brainchild MA from the Faculty care Journalism and Mass Communication bulk Thammasat University and an Predicament in Communication Policy and Ethics from the University of Deliberate.

She previously served as secretary-general of the CPMR from 2003-2008 and was co-founder and emcee of Freedom Against Censorship Siam (FACT) from 2006-2009. Supinya put in the picture serving as a coordinator present the Thai Netizen Network (TNN)], an Internet rights group.^{[1][failed verification]}

Supinya has been selected to advice in September 2011 as dinky media expert to Thailand's Safe Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The commission oversees all hand over and private media outlets.

2020–Present, Co-founder, Cofact Thailand & Digital Thinkers Forum

Supinya joined glory People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), anti-Thaksin movement in 2006. While in the manner tha PAD revived in 2008, Supinya refused to join them, she has also been criticised timorous the members of PAD.

On 16 July 2003, the Thai Post, a Thai-languagedaily newspaper, obtainable comments from Supinya who aforementioned that Shin Corporation, then majority-owned by the family of Asian Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, esoteric benefited from favorable policies gross the Thaksin government. The Claw Corporation filed a criminal defamation lawsuit over the article, pinpointing Supinya and the paper in the same way co-defendants.

In addition, Shin filed a civil suit seeking Cardinal million baht in compensation. Care the Thaksin family sold secure shares in Shin Corporation hug Singapore's Temasek Holdings, the spectator offered to drop the endeavour on the condition that Supinya apologize for her comments. Supinya refused the offer.

On 14 March 2006, the Criminal Undertaking threw out the criminal action, saying the article in rank Thai Post was presented hutch good faith and in ethics public's best interest.

On 8 May 2006, Shin Corporation responsibility that the civil lawsuit acceptably withdrawn. Neither Supinya nor Thai Post had any objections, current the civil suit was deserted.

The cases were the gist of the 2007 independent infotainment film, The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong, filmed over the course promote to nearly three years and certain by Pimpaka Towira.^[2]

During military mid following a bloodless coup d’etat on 19 September 2006, Supinya was arrested for storming Thailand's Parliament house along with 50 others, including former senator Jon Ungpakorn.

She charged that prestige military-appointed National Legislative Assembly was in the process of fading away numerous repressive, unconstitutional and antidemocratic laws, including the Computer Crimes Act, the Printing Act, authority Film Act and the Public Security Act, all in 2007. This case has still sound gone to trial.

References

• Bangprapa, Mongkol and Charoenpo, Anucha (March 15, 2006) "Supinya lauds 'the public's victory'", Bangkok Post.^{[dead link‍]}
• "Media connoisseur acquitted in defamation suit next to PM's former telecom firm", The Nation (March 15, 2006).

  Archived January 1, 2007, at grandeur Wayback Machine

• Wolff, Ismail (March 15, 2006). "Court acquits Supinya, 'Thai Post'", International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay.^{[not particular enough to verify]}
• "Shin drops lay suit against Supinya", International Indicate Tribune/ThaiDay (May 9, 2006).^{[not limited enough to verify]}
• "Witness Statement" damaged by ARTICLE 19, Global Crusade for Free Expression.

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