14 Facts About Pravit Rojanaphruk

Pravit Rojanaphruk formerly wrote a regular column for The Nation, an English-language newspaper in Thailand, but was pressured to resign due to his political opinions following the 2014 coup d'etat.

In recognition of his critical reporting, Pravit Rojanaphruk was awarded the prestigious International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2017.

Pravit Rojanaphruk was born into a Thai-Chinese family in Bangkok in 1967.

Pravit Rojanaphruk received a bachelor's degree in community development from the University of the Philippines and a master's degree in social anthropology from University of Oxford.

Pravit Rojanaphruk was said to have added: "They can detain me, but can never detain my conscience".

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Pravit Rojanaphruk thereupon taped his mouth shut and put his hands over his ears.

Pravit Rojanaphruk was questioned for five hours without his lawyer being present and was then taken to an unidentified detention center.

Pravit Rojanaphruk later explained that he had been detained for a week at a military camp outside Bangkok.

Pravit Rojanaphruk reportedly told the commander that he did not bear any resentment towards him or his men, but on the contrary, explained he was an ardent supporter of democracy and freedom.

Pravit Rojanaphruk was "detained" by the military for the second time from 13 to 15 September 2015.

On 15 September 2015, Pravit Rojanaphruk resigned from The Nation under pressure from the newspaper due to his political opinions.

Pravit Rojanaphruk said he agreed to quit because he "considered the newspaper to be like his own home, which he didn't wish to destroy".

Pravit Rojanaphruk had been an outspoken critic, in newspaper columns and on Twitter, of the junta that has ruled since a military coup ousted a civilian government.

Pravit Rojanaphruk's 1996 book Wishes and Lies is a collection of articles from The Nation, originally published between 1992 and 1995.