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A 34-year-old security guard has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for royal defamation over his posts about the Thai kings on Facebook and TikTok. The term was reduced to approximately seven years with suspension.
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A 29-year-old electrician has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a Facebook page comment in 2021.
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The Criminal Court has dismissed a petition requesting an inquiry to end inhumane treatment of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa regarding the use of leg shackles during his royal defamation trial, citing that the practice was lawful.
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The Supreme Court has upheld a prison sentence against a law student for royal defamation over a Facebook post about a protest in Germany against the Thai King.
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A 21-year-old man with an intellectual disability has been indicted for royal defamation over a video clip he posted on TikTok. He was later granted bail pending trial.
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The Appeal Court has sentenced a pro-democracy activist to prison for royal defamation over a speech delivered during a protest at the King Taksin the Great Monument on 6 December 2020. She was later released on bail.
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The Criminal Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge against a 35-year-old man who was alleged to run Ku Kult, a political satire Facebook page.
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A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison by the Appeal Court for an earlier royal defamation conviction after he burned the King’s portrait in 2021.
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The Thai Attorney General has dropped a royal defamation charge against US academic Dr Paul Chambers, who was charged over a blurb on the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s website promoting a webinar. However, despite this, the charge has already jeopardised his work as a lecturer at Naresuan University, with his employment now terminated.
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Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa has been sentenced to two years in prison for royal defamation related to a speech he delivered during a 2020 protest. He is currently facing a total of 24 years for royal defamation.
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The Appeal Court has overturned a lower court ruling and found a 32-year-old man guilty of royal defamation for throwing paint at a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn at an expressway entrance in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret District.
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9 pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison for trespassing and other charges resulting from a 2023 protest they staged in front of the Samran Rat Police Station to demand the release of a 15-year-old activist. They were later allowed bail.
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