A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to prison on a royal defamation charge over a comment on a Facebook page. Due to his guilty plea, he was given a suspended sentence.

The Supreme Court has sentenced a 30-year-old woman to six years in prison without suspension for royal defamation over Facebook posts. In this case, neither the woman nor her lawyer had been notified in advance that the Court would render the verdict.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa appeared at the Chiang Mai Provincial Court to testify in a royal defamation case arising from a speech he delivered on 23 November 2020 at Chiang Mai University. The verdict is scheduled to be delivered on 27 March 2025.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa now faces 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of royal defamation and sedition over a protest speech during a 3 August 2020 protest.

A former red-shirt protest guard currently detained on royal defamation charges has been sentenced to 8 months and 20 days in prison over Facebook posts deemed defamatory towards former Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to up to 9 years in prison on a royal defamation charge over Facebook posts. He was later granted a 5-year suspension.

The Appeal Court has sentenced an activist to prison for royal defamation over a protest speech in Chiang Mai province in 2021.

A 29-year-old pro-democracy activist has been given a 3-year suspended sentence in prison after being charged with royal defamation for posting a drawing of King Vajiralongkorn on social media.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a 2021 post on X (formerly Twitter) about King Vajiralongkorn. He was later given a one-year suspended sentence on the grounds that he had never participated in any political protests.

<p>Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26621&amp;LangID=E">statement</a> today (18 December) raising concerns over the Thai authorities charging protesters with charges under Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, Thailand&#39;s lèse majesté law.</p>

<p>Two students facing charges under the lèse majesté law for participating in a &ldquo;fashion show&rdquo; during a pro-democracy protest on Silom Road went to hear the charges yesterday (17 December), while members of the We Volunteer protest guard group and other protesters gathered outside the police station in Thai traditional dress to show support.</p>