5 people detained on a royal defamation charges were released on Wednesday morning (27 August) after becoming eligible for early release under a Royal Pardon Decree issued on 29 July 2025.

The Appeal Court has sentenced three protesters to life imprisonment over a blast outside Samyan Mitrtown during a 16 January 2021 protest. The term was later reduced to 33 years’ imprisonment.

The Ratchadapisek Criminal Court and the South Bangkok Criminal Court have denied all bail requests filed for human rights lawyer Anon Nampa, who has been detained pending appeal on a royal defamation charge for almost two years.

Anchan Preelert, a 69-year-old former civil servant detained on a royal defamation charge, will be released tomorrow (27 August), said Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

Activist-turned-MP Piyarat Chongthep from the People’s Party has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge stemming from a social media post in which he allegedly criticised the amount of taxpayer money spent on the monarchy while complaining about a police crackdown on a 31 December 2020 protest.

After several postponements, the Thanyaburi Provincial Court has begun the inquest into the death of activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, who died in May 2024 after a long hunger strike.

Former Prime Minister has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge over his 2015 interview given to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

The Thammasat University Law Centre has filed a petition with the Office of the Judiciary requesting an explanation why Supavich Jansatien, a lawyer with a disability, was not allowed to take the examination to become a judge-trainee despite meeting the qualifications.

HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, hospitalized since 2022 due to a heart condition, has been named Deputy Commander of the Royal Security Command and given the rank of senior general, according to an announcement published on 20 August in the Royal Gazette.

Gulf Energy Development, a Thai energy giant, brought suit against three more MPs from the People’s Party for defamation over the latest no-confidence debate.

Following its 15 August statement about Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s health condition, the Bureau of the Royal Household has issued a further announcement that her condition continues to be closely monitored.

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been hospitalized since she collapsed from a heart condition in 2022, is being treated for a severe bloodstream infection, said a statement from the Bureau of the Royal Household.