Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in Thailand
1 year, 2 months ago

Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in Thailand

Al Jazeera  

Anon Nampa was arrested in 2020 after making the call for change during mass anti-government protests. A court in Thailand has jailed activist and lawyer Anon Nampa for four years after he made a taboo-breaking call for royal reform during protests three years ago. On Tuesday, Bangkok’s Criminal Court also imposed a fine of 20,000 Thai baht on Anon for breaking an emergency decree that was in force at the time. The charges stem from a protest in October 2020 when Anon also called for the resignation of then Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and a new constitution as he led thousands of mostly young people towards the government house where police eventually used force to break up the demonstration. Anon previously told Al Jazeera that he knew the unprecedented call was likely to get him arrested in a country that maintains strict laws on royal insult known as lese-majeste.

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Thai dissident jailed for two more years over royal defamation
3 weeks ago

Thai dissident jailed for two more years over royal defamation

Raw Story  

One of Thailand's most prominent human rights activists was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday under the kingdom's royal defamation law, his fifth conviction on the controversial charges, a legal rights group said. Thailand has some of the world's strictest royal defamation laws, which shield King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family from criticism and which opponents say have …

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin is in trouble again as he’s indicted for royal defamation
6 months ago

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin is in trouble again as he’s indicted for royal defamation

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. His case is just one of the several that have complicated Thai politics since the Pheu Thai government took office after the Senate — a conservative, military-appointed body …

A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her guilty of defaming the monarchy in a speech she made during a protest rally three years ago. Chonthicha Jangrew of the Move Forward Party was greeted by several supporters when she arrived at the Thanyaburi Provincial Court …

Thailand court sentences activist to 50 years in prison for insulting monarchy on Facebook
11 months ago

Thailand court sentences activist to 50 years in prison for insulting monarchy on Facebook

ABC  

A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist a record sentence of 50 years in prison for insulting the monarchy. Key points: Activist Mongkhon Thirakot was found guilty of 25 violations relating to posts on Facebook insulting the monarchy The offence known as lèse-majesté carries a prison term of three to 15 years for each count Critics …

A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
11 months ago

A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving him a 50-year prison term after finding him guilty of 25 violations of the law, a lawyers’ group said Thursday. Mongkhon was found guilty by the Northern Region court of …

Thai democracy activist sentenced to more jail time for ‘royal insults’
11 months, 1 week ago

Thai democracy activist sentenced to more jail time for ‘royal insults’

Al Jazeera  

Lawyer Arnon Nampa is already serving a four-year sentence for comments about the monarchy made at a rally in 2020. A court in Thailand has sentenced a jailed activist and lawyer to four more years in prison for royal insults from a 2021 social media post, his lawyer said. Arnon Nampa, 39, was handed the four-year sentence on Wednesday in …

A newly elected progressive Thai lawmaker is sentenced to 6 years for defaming the monarchy
1 year ago

A newly elected progressive Thai lawmaker is sentenced to 6 years for defaming the monarchy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Thailand convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker Wednesday to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law that guards the royal institution. Human Rights Watch decried the ruling, saying it “violated her rights to freedom of expression protected under international human rights law.” Rukchanok Srinork arrived for her court hearing …

Thai MP sentenced to six years for insulting monarchy
1 year ago

Thai MP sentenced to six years for insulting monarchy

Al Jazeera  

Move Forward Party MP Rukchanok Srinork, 29, was sentenced to prison time for posts deemed defamatory to the crown. A Thai activist-turned-lawmaker has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting the country’s powerful monarchy on social media. Move Forward Party MP Rukchanok Srinork was sentenced on Wednesday over a series of posts that a judge deemed defamatory to …

‘Repression breeds defiance’: Thai activists unbowed by detention
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Repression breeds defiance’: Thai activists unbowed by detention

Al Jazeera  

Thailand’s political dissidents shattered taboos by calling for reform of the monarchy and not being deterred by jail time. “I talked to Anon and Penguin everyday, we talked politics and about how we need to correct the justice system,” Mike told Al Jazeera, referring to Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, another prominent Thai activist who has also been recently released on bail. …

Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
3 years, 11 months ago

Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king

The Hindu  

A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. The Bangkok Criminal Court found the woman guilty on 29 counts of violating the country’s lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook …

Thai court hands out record 43-year jail term for insulting king
3 years, 11 months ago

Thai court hands out record 43-year jail term for insulting king

Al Jazeera  

Woman sentenced for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy. A court in Thailand has sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country’s strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy. The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday found the woman guilty …

Thai Activists Stage Crop Top Protest to Stand in Solidarity With Those Facing Royal Insult Charges
4 years ago

Thai Activists Stage Crop Top Protest to Stand in Solidarity With Those Facing Royal Insult Charges

News 18  

Some of Thailand’s highest profile protest leaders dressed in crop tops and paraded at a Bangkok shopping mall on Sunday in a jibe against King Maha Vajiralongkorn to demand the repeal of the law against insulting the monarchy. Among at least 35 activists currently facing charges under the lese majeste law is 16-year-old Napasin Trirayapiwat, who wore a crop top …

Thailand: Police arrest pro-democracy activists and rappers in crackdown on anti-government protests
4 years, 4 months ago

Thailand: Police arrest pro-democracy activists and rappers in crackdown on anti-government protests

The Independent  

Nine pro-democracy activists, including two rappers, have been arrested in a crackdown on growing protests in Thailand that have presented a serious threat to the country’s military-backed government. Mr Dechathorn has received national attention in Thailand for songs including “Prathet Ku Mee” and “250 Bootlickers” that criticise the country’s conservative leadership and lack of political freedoms. The student-led protests over …

Anon Nampa, the Bookish Human Rights Lawyer Who Became the Face of Bangkok Protests
4 years, 4 months ago

Anon Nampa, the Bookish Human Rights Lawyer Who Became the Face of Bangkok Protests

News 18  

The deafening cheer for Anon Nampa at Thailand’s biggest demonstration in years underlined the bookish human rights lawyer’s emergence at the forefront of a youth protest movement with his taboo-breaking call for reforms to the monarchy. “But once he gets the microphone and gets on stage or starts working, he becomes a different, serious person.” Although the protest movement has …

Thailand protesters openly criticise monarchy of King Maha
4 years, 4 months ago

Thailand protesters openly criticise monarchy of King Maha

Al Jazeera  

Student protesters dressed like fictional wizard characters gather in Bangkok to call for curbs on king’s power. Reform on ‘lese majeste’ law Two student groups then read out demands that started with: “Cancelling and reforming the laws that expand the power of the monarch and that could impinge on democracy where the king is the head of state.” The Royal …

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