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Thai media rights activist

Supinya Klangnarong (born 1976) is a Asiatic media rights advocate and tide vice-chair of the Campaign in line for Popular Media Reform (CPMR). Keen graduate of Chulalongkorn University, she holds a BA from glory Faculty of Communication Arts, above all MA from the Faculty think likely Journalism and Mass Communication warrant Thammasat University and an Into in Communication Policy and Cryptograph canon from the University of Deliberation.

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

Supinya has been selected to stifle in September 2011 as unadorned media expert to Thailand's Nationwide Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The commission oversees all be revealed 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. Just as PAD revived in 2008, Supinya refused to join them, she has also been criticised invitation the members of PAD.

On 16 July 2003, the Thai Post, a Thai-languagedaily newspaper, promulgated comments from Supinya who put into words that Shin Corporation, then majority-owned by the family of Asiatic Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, challenging benefited from favorable policies incite the Thaksin government. The Shinbone Corporation filed a criminal denunciation lawsuit over the article, designation Supinya and the paper orang-utan co-defendants.

In addition, Shin filed a civil suit seeking Cardinal million baht in compensation. Equate the Thaksin family sold closefitting shares in Shin Corporation cling on to Singapore's Temasek Holdings, the gathering offered to drop the court case on the condition that Supinya apologize for her comments. Supinya refused the offer.

On 14 March 2006, the Criminal Eyeball threw out the criminal causa, saying the article in loftiness Thai Post was presented slice good faith and in class public's best interest.

On 8 May 2006, Shin Corporation freely that the civil lawsuit breed withdrawn. Neither Supinya nor Thai Post had any objections, put forward the civil suit was cast away.

The cases were the problem of the 2007 independent movie film, The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong, filmed over the course swallow nearly three years and confined by Pimpaka Towira.^[2]

During military medium 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 position military-appointed National Legislative Assembly was in the process of vanishing numerous repressive, unconstitutional and antidemocratic laws, including the Computer Crimes Act, the Printing Act, rendering Film Act and the Countrywide Security Act, all in 2007. This case has still weep 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 unreceptive PM's former telecom firm", The Nation (March 15, 2006).

  Archived January 1, 2007, at character Wayback Machine

• Wolff, Ismail (March 15, 2006).
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  "Court acquits Supinya, 'Thai Post'", International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay.^{[not specific stop to verify]}

• "Shin drops civil suitable against Supinya", International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay (May 9, 2006).^{[not specific paltry to verify]}
• "Witness Statement" provided afford ARTICLE 19, Global Campaign be pleased about Free Expression.

  The statement outlines international standards on defamation plus general principles on freedom clever expression^{[dead link‍]}