Suwicha Thakhor, a Thai blogger, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment after pleading guilt to lèse majesté charges. Thakhor is alleged to have posted anti-monarchy comments and pictures on his blog.
Harry Nicolaides, the Australian author sentenced in January to three years in prison for defaming Thailand’s king in a little-known book published in 2005 flew back to Melbourne on the weekend of 21 January after receiving a royal pardon. The decision followed intensive lobbying by the Australian government.
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Giles Ji Ungpakorn is a refugee from Thailand’s lèse majesté laws. He spoke to Index on Censorship about the government and military’s campaign against dissent
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Giles Ji Ungpakorn, who was charged with lèse majesté in January, fled Thailand for Britain over the weekend.
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