Tungkum Limited (TKL) must drop defamation cases against two community-based human rights defenders in Loei. TKL filed a defamation suit in Phuket Provincial Court against Mr. Surapan Rujichaiwat and Ms. Porntip Hongchai…[T]he company is accusing…[the two] of damaging the reputation of the company by [giving TV interviews]...We, the undersigned organizations call on TKL to immediate withdraw the defamation suit, which appears to have no other purpose than to silence critics…Mr. Surapan Rujichaiwat and Ms. Porntip  Hongchai are core persons in the…Khon Rak Ban Koed Group (KRBK), a group of villagers…[protesting against] the…expansion of the Phuthapfa gold mine by TKL in Loei province…The media interview highlighted [a violent attack in May 2014 on villagers, including leaders of the anti-mining protests]…