▁sem in ars ▁ ▁Sem in ars ▁held ▁by ▁Sam aggi ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁included ▁the ▁" H app iness ▁Index ", ▁a ▁talk ▁by ▁research er ▁Kh un ▁N att av ud h ▁Pow d th ave e ▁on ▁the ▁measurement ▁of ▁happiness ; ▁a ▁talk ▁by ▁Gordon ▁Ben nett ▁from ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ; ▁and ▁a ▁sem inar ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Th ailand ' s ▁ 1 8 th ▁constitution , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁draft ed ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁led ▁by ▁Peter ▁Ley land , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁public ▁law ▁at ▁SO AS , ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁University . ▁ ▁Th ai ▁government al ▁o vers ight ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Th ai ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁London ▁interven ed ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁from ▁Sam aggi ▁S ara , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁annual ▁journal . ▁The ▁article ▁was ▁a ▁five - page ▁interview ▁with ▁G iles ▁" J i " ▁Ung p ak orn , ▁a ▁Th ai ▁academic ▁wanted ▁by ▁Th ai ▁authorities ▁for ▁l èse ▁maj est é ▁who ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁society ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁losing ▁all ▁Th ai ▁government al ▁support ▁if ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁comp ly . ▁Several ▁days ▁before ▁publication , ▁the ▁interview ▁was ▁removed . ▁ ▁Te er ap orn ▁Su wan vid hu , ▁Sam aggi ▁President ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁said , ▁"