Thailand.

General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who seized power in a coup in May 2014, said in August that the election should take place on February 24. Previous time-lines for a poll were repeatedly pushed back.

Human Rights Watch’s Thailand representative Sunai Phasuk puts it:

“It is clear that Prayuth has political ambitions to continue as prime minister after the election in February.”

“All political parties have been prohibited from using social media from campaigning in any form, even as the country moves closer to elections. Parties aren’t allowed to do that, they can’t raise funds. But Prayuth is doing that and doing it with Thai taxpayers’ money.”

“This is more evidence, more proof that Thailand won’t have free and fair elections.”