Following the sixth royal defamation conviction against human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa, PEN America issued a statement demanding Anon's immediate release and an end to the lèse-majesté law.

<div> <div> <div property="content:encoded"> <p>PEN America reacted with dismay today to the news that Thailand’s legislature has approved recently proposed amendments to the 2007 Computer Crime Act, saying that the newly-amended Act would continue to enable and worsen serious abuse of freedom of expression online.</p> </div></div></div>