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A detained activist has been charged with defamation for distributing leaflets which called on senators to respect the people’s voice during the last prime ministerial vote.
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A lecturer at Thammasat University has been indicted under the royal defamation law and the Computer-Related Crime Act after he was allegedly involved in a May 2021 Twitter post related to a rumour about the King. He was later granted bail with the condition that he is not allowed to travel abroad unless granted permission.
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A Facebook user has been charged with royal defamation over 2 posts from 2022 after an ultra-royalist group’s leader file a complaint against her claiming the posts defame and make fun of the King.
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A 53-year-old woman has been charged with royal defamation for a protest speech she made demanding the right to bail for detained political activists.
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After being detained at the Police Hospital since August 2023, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole.
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Several volunteers collecting signatures for a campaign to introduce an amnesty bill for pro-democracy activists and protesters reported being harassed by police officers over the 14-day campaign, said Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
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On the third anniversary of the coup, a Myanmar network in Thailand has called on the Thai government to support Myanmar workers in Thailand and uphold democracy and human rights during the crisis in Myanmar.
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Political exile Surachai Danwattananusorn, also known as Surachai Sae Dan, has been officially declared a missing person five years after his disappearance in 2018.
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Two activists have been denied bail after they were arrested on several charges, including sedition, for allegedly honking at and blocking a royal motorcade.
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Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), a legal firm which provides pro-bono representation for pro-democracy activists and protesters, has been threatened with violence for provided legal support to two activists arrested on charges, including sedition, for allegedly honking their car horn at and blocking a royal motorcade.
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A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for 12 Facebook posts. The sentence was reduced to 12 years and 72 months without parole.
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Following the arrest of Prachatai reporter Nutthaphol Meksobhon and Spacebar photographer Natthaphon Phanphongsanon, civil society organizations, academics, students, and MPs have issued statements condemning the arrest as a threat to press freedom and demanded their release.