There have been 17 military coups in Thailand since 1932 and since the coup of 2014, the military junta is well and truly entrenched in the country. Against this background, poverty is crippling, farmers are suiciding, workers are languishing, activists for democratic rights are being arrested under repressive laws.  To discuss the situation in Thailand, Junya Lek Yimprasert, a democratic rights activist from Thailand, now in exile in Finland facing charges under the draconian Les Majeste Laws.