Jiradee (pseudonym), 36, who was accused by an ultra-royalist group of defaming the King in a conversation on Twitter, has been found not guilty of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act.

In its 2026 annual report, Amnesty International raises concerns about ongoing human rights violations in Thailand, including the detention of political prisoners and the lack of protection for refugees.

Two noodle vendors have been sentenced to prison for royal defamation after putting up protest signs in front of their shops in 2023 calling for the repeal of the royal defamation law and release of political prisoners.

The National Security Council of Thailand (NSC) has backed the unilateral cancellation of the bilateral maritime MoU with Cambodia. Thailand will instead negotiate with its counterpart through other mechanisms to settle long-standing Thai-Cambodian maritime disputes.

10 MPs from the main opposition People’s Party have been allowed to continue their parliamentary duties after the Supreme Court accepted a petition filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs accused of serious ethics breach over their bid to amend the royal defamation law. However, the Court prohibited them from repeating or expressing opinion about the action of which they are accused.

Two pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison by the Appeal Court for spray-painting the Democracy Monument and the Giant Swing in an attempt to draw public attention to the right to bail for a youth activist. Both were later granted provisional bail.

As Cambodia repeatedly presses for border talks, its renewed push to convene the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) has exposed growing unease within Thailand, which insists that internal processes are prerequisites.

A 31-year-old dance teacher has been sentenced to prison on a royal defamation charge over a Facebook comment.

The Supreme Court will convene next Friday (24 April) to decide whether to accept a case against 44 former Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs over a bid to amend the royal defamation law.

The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) has condemned the use of Information Operations (IO) to intimidate a reporter after she asked the Commander of the 4th Army Region during a press conference about the Army’s possible involvement in the assassination attempt on a Deep South MP.

A 26-year-old man staged a solo protest on 11 April at a military conscription centre in Sa Kaeo’s Wang Nam Yen district against compulsory military conscription in Thailand.

The South Bangkok Criminal Court has refused to allow activist Patsaravalee Tanakitvibulpon to travel to Brazil to attend a workshop on human rights and democracy communication, in which she is one of only 40 participants.