Activist Nawat Liangwattana was denied bail on Tuesday (2 July) after the Criminal Court had an arrest warrant issued for him for missing an evidence examination hearing on Monday (1 July).

A 28-year-old man has been found guilty of royal defamation and given a suspended prison sentence over a Facebook profile picture posted in July 2021.

The Appeal Court has overturned a Thanyaburi Provincial Court ruling and found a 30-year-old man guilty of royal defamation for throwing paint at a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn in front of a shopping mall in Pathum Thani’s Rangsit District.

The Constitutional Court yesterday (12 June) ordered the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) to submit a list of additional evidence in support of its petition for the dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP) and the disqualification of MFP leaders before it reconvenes on 18 June.

Activists Chitrin Phalakantrong and Micky (pseudonym) have been sentenced to prison on a royal defamation charge for allegedly burning a royal ceremonial arch on the overpass in front of Rajavinit Mathayom School during a protest on 19 September 2021.

Last Monday (27 May), the Supreme Court sentenced Thanaporn, a 24-year-old woman from Uthai Thani, to 2 years in prison on a royal defamation charge for her comments on a Facebook post containing an edited picture of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol.

Two activists have been sentenced to prison on a royal defamation charge for allegedly burning a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn in front of the Klongprem Central Prison. They were later released on bail pending appeal.

Diplomats in Thailand have expressed condolences following the death of pro-democracy activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, who died on Tuesday (14 May) after suffering a cardiac arrest while on a hunger strike to call for judicial system reform and the release of political dissidents. Meanwhile, several human rights organizations have called for an investigation into the circumstances of her death.

A 32-year-old man from Buriram has been accused of royal defamation over a Facebook post about the execution of King Ananda’s secretary and two royal aides convicted for the alleged murder of King Ananda Mahidol.

Musician Chokdee “Alex” Rompruk and citizen reporter Waranya “Nui” Sae-ngo have been found guilty of royal defamation and given a suspended prison sentence of 4 years for singing two songs by the protest band Faiyen during a protest on 23 August 2022.

Thai singer and TV personality Suthipongse ‘Heart’ Thatphithakkul has been indicted on charges of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act. The charges were filed against him for Facebook posts he wrote in 2020 criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine policy.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa is now facing over 10 years in prison after the South Bangkok Criminal Court today (29 April) sentenced him to 2 years and 20 days in prison on another royal defamation charge.