--- title: Thailand: Junta Revokes Passport of Scholar Pavin Chachavalpongpun description: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, the noted Thai political scholar, has had his passport revoked as the junta ramps up its crackdown in dissidents canonical: https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/ author: Charlie Campbell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-10T08:10:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:03:55.944Z article:section: World og:title: Thailand: Junta Revokes Passport of Scholar Pavin Chachavalpongpun og:description: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, the noted Thai political scholar, has had his passport revoked as the junta ramps up its crackdown in dissidents og:url: https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bd747d641a96244/69869b31e53aba8ab14d3846/451027842.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: THAILAND-POLITICS-PROTEST og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Thailand: Junta Revokes Passport of Scholar Pavin Chachavalpongpun twitter:description: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, the noted Thai political scholar, has had his passport revoked as the junta ramps up its crackdown in dissidents twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bd747d641a96244/69869b31e53aba8ab14d3846/451027842.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Thai Junta Revokes a Famed Academic's Passport in Its Crackdown on Dissidents > Sponsored content. 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In a move many expected and some insinuated had already happened two days prior, the Thailand Army’s chief general announced a military takeover after imposing martial law earlier in the week._  by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Editor at Large Jul 10, 2014 8:10 AM CUT  Thai policemen stand guard during a demonstration by an anticoup protester at a shopping mall in Bangkok on June 22, 2014. Thai policemen stand guard during a demonstration by an anticoup protester at a shopping mall in Bangkok on June 22, 2014.Pornchai Kittiwongsakul—AFP/Getty Images  by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/)  ## Charlie Campbell Editor at Large Jul 10, 2014 8:10 AM CUT Pavin Chachavalpongpun, the prominent Thai political scholar and outspoken opponent of the country’s coup, has had his passport revoked as part of the Thai junta’s ongoing campaign against dissenters. “I am now a stateless person,” Pavin, who is based at Japan’s Kyoto University, tells TIME. “The junta not only claims the right to take control of politics, but the right to define who should be, or should not be, Thai citizens.” Pavin has not been charged with any crime and is now expected to seek asylum in Japan. Since the May 22 putsch, the junta has stifled all forms of opposition. Politicians on both sides of the political divide have been detained, strict censorship introduced and peaceful protesters hauled off the street by soldiers in civilian clothing for the merest flickers of dissent. These include [making](http://time.com/2816496/hunger-games-salute-becomes-a-real-sign-of-dissent-in-tyrannical-thailand/ "undefined") the three-fingered salute from _The Hunger Games_, reading George Orwell’s dystopian novel _1984_, and serving or eating sandwiches — [an anticoup symbol](http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-27833824 "undefined") — in an “antagonistic” manner. Thanapol Eawsakul, editor of the Red Shirt–leaning _Fah Diew Khan_ magazine, was [detained](http://time.com/2968680/thailand-junta-editor-facebook-thanapol-eawsakul-fah-diew-khan/ "undefined") over the weekend for simply posting on Facebook that military authorities had instructed him to refrain from making critical remarks about the junta. He is expected to remain in custody for seven days. Until now, only Thai nationals outside the country have felt able to voice opposition to the coup — the Southeast Asian nation’s 12th since 1932\. However, this may change now that Pavin has been made an example of. [Considerable pressure](http://time.com/2856169/the-thai-junta-wants-to-its-force-critics-living-abroad-to-return-home/ "undefined") is also being put on dissenting Thais living abroad, through both diplomatic channels and threats to family members still at home. Pavin was a particularly vocal critic of the military and repeatedly refused to return to his homeland and report to the authorities as instructed. When first summoned, he famously offered to [send](http://inagist.com/all/470098988872368128/Anti-coup-scholar-Pavin-Chachavalpongpun-whos-on-summon-list-posted-on-FB-hell-send-his-pet-Chihuahua-to-report-to-junta-instead! "undefined") his pet Chihuahua instead, and has continued to pen disparaging [op-eds](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pavin-chachavalpongpun-thailand-junta-tries-to-silence-its-critics-to-protect-the-king/2014/06/17/c77415ee-f341-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4%5Fstory.html "undefined") and to condemn the junta to foreign media. Meanwhile, on Thursday the BBC’s World Service [launched](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/10955996/BBC-takes-on-Thailand-dictatorship-with-a-pop-up-Thai-service.html "undefined") a new Thai-language “pop-up” Internet service to counter the propaganda being peddled by the military regime. “One of the fundamental principles of the World Service is to bring impartial and accurate news and to countries when they lack it,” Liliane Landor, controller of language services for the World Service, told the _Telegraph._ “We think the time is right to trial a new Thai and English digital stream to bring trusted news and information to people inside Thailand.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/"},"headline":"The Thai Junta Revokes a Famed Academic's Passport in Its Crackdown on Dissidents","datePublished":"2014-07-10T08:10:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:03:55.944Z","description":"Little wonder the BBC's World Service has launched a new Thai-language “pop-up” Internet service to counter the military's tightening grip on media and opinion","url":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/","keywords":["Thailand","Military","Censorship","coup","Junta","dissent"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bd747d641a96244/69869b31e53aba8ab14d3846/451027842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlie Campbell","jobTitle":"Editor at Large","url":"https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bd747d641a96244/69869b31e53aba8ab14d3846/451027842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"THAILAND-POLITICS-PROTEST","caption":"THAILAND-POLITICS-PROTEST","creditText":"Pornchai Kittiwongsakul—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/thailand/","name":"Thailand"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/","name":"The Thai Junta Revokes a Famed Academic's Passport in Its Crackdown on Dissidents"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Thai Army Officially Announces Coup","description":"In a move many expected and some insinuated had already happened two days prior, the Thailand Army’s chief general announced a military takeover after imposing martial law earlier in the week.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/cc8LMd1b/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-22T18:20:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cc8LMd1b.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/","duration":"PT2M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/2971785/thailand-junta-pavin-chachavalpongpun-passport/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```