Prachatai blocked again (26 May)

www.prachatai1.info has been blocked by the CRES since about 11 am today. www.prachatai.com, the original, was among the first batch of 36 websites ordered blocked by the CRES on 8 April.  Its domain name was changed to www.prachatai.net until it was blocked on 5 May.  Prachatai then changed its domain name to www.prachatai1.com which was immediately blocked on the same day.  www.prachatai.info could continue until 20 May, and had to change to www.prachatai1.info until today.  As of now (4.31 pm, 26 May), Prachatai can be accessed at www.prachatai2.info. 

Since 2007, Prachatai English has been covering underreported issues in Thailand, especially about democratization and human rights, despite the risk and pressure from the law and the authorities. However, with only 2 full-time reporters and increasing annual operating costs, keeping our work going is a challenge. Your support will ensure we stay a professional media source and be able to expand our team to meet the challenges and deliver timely and in-depth reporting.

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