We have previously posted on the takeover of university administrations by royalists and ant-democrats. The motivation for this concerted effort at control was to prevent students becoming political activists who challenge royalist and military regimes.
The most recent example of this reactionary administration comes from Khon Kaen University, often described as an island of yellow in a sea of red.
Despite two rulings by courts that the People Go/We Walk march should be unhindered, administrators have “denied a request to host an academic seminar on the last day of the ‘We Walk’ long march tomorrow…”. The administrators say this is “to protect the university’s reputation…”.
We guess they mean their reputation with the military dictatorship.
It is reported that the university administrators felt the need to “consult” with the military on their decision.
Political Prisoners in Thailand 