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The case of Ms. Patnaree or the mother of pro-democracy activist, Ja New, has taught us a valuable lesson as to what [narrow] extent the individual’s privacy in an online context is being respected by Thai authorities.
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On 8 March 2016, Thanakorn, a lese majeste defendant under section 112 of the Criminal Code, was accused of having clicked “Like” lese majeste Facebook page and of having posting sarcastic comment on the King’s dog. The Bangkok Military Court granted him bail which cost 500,000...
The news of Jaruwan’s lèse majesté case broke in the middle of November 2014. A soldier in the Office of the Judge Advocate General filed a complaint against her and then the police took action. The case was one of “Facebook lèse majesté” in which an allegedly defamatory post had been shared...
January 2016 marked more than four years since Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, social activist and former editor of Voice of Taksin magazine, lost his freedom for the publishing of two articles in the magazine which were deemed to fall within the domain of lèse majesté. (see Somyot's case on our database...
Although Chanwit turned 60 in 2015, he was still as attuned to politics as he had been as a young man. He jointed the October 1973 and October 1976 movements and struggled until he lost his liberty. In 2015, Chanwit once again lost his liberty when a leaflet he distributed...
