Burma’s democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi, film director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, and former political prisoner and comedian Maung Thura aka Zarganar are pushing the boundaries of prevalent state censorship in the Arts of Freedom Film...
An outspoken professor of constitutional law has resigned his post in the university after being investigated by police and received death threat for his comments about the Malaysian constitutional monarchy. “I have decided to resign due to the...
A crowd of 200 royalists staged a protest at the United States Embassy in Bangkok on 16 December, accusing it of interfering in domestic affairs. Protesters criticised Ambassador Kristie Kennie for her comments on recent lese majeste prosecutions,...
Despite mounting public criticism on lèse-majesté, Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced Red shirt activist Daranee Charncherngsilapakul, widely known as "Da Torpedo", to 15 years in jail for three offences after rejecting her appeal. She was...