Amid growing political turmoil, Parliament is expected on 9 July to debate five bills proposing amnesty for people facing political prosecution. The royal defamation law remains a point of contention as the Government Whip insisted that all draft legislation must not propose amnesty for those found guilty of violating it.

The Appeal Court has upheld a guilty verdict against an online clothing vendor charged with royal defamation for sharing Facebook posts, sentencing him to 6 years in prison.

Thai historian Thongchai Winichakul joined with representatives from the Cross Cultural Foundation and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights to submit a petition to the Criminal Court requesting the removal of leg shackles from detained human rights lawyer Anon Nampa during his royal defamation trial. The petition argues that the shackles violate Anon’s human dignity.

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.

Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa has been sentenced to two years in prison for a seventh royal defamation case related to a speech he delivered during a 2020 protest at Chiang Mai University. He is currently facing a total of 20 years for royal defamation.

In response to the European Parliament's resolution condemning Thailand's use of the royal defamation law, detained human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa wrote an open letter thanking the European Parliament for its concern and calling for a resolution imposing visa restrictions on Thai officials and other individuals involved in the enforcement of the royal defamation law.

Detained student activist Sirapob Phumphengphut has been admitted to Thammasat University Hospital after spending 22 days on a hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners.

Sirapob Phumpheungphut, a student activist detained pending appeal on a royal defamation charge, has gone on a hunger strike after 333 days in detention and being repeatedly denied bail.

Thailand’s continuous use of lèse-majesté laws to detain and imprison activists and human rights defenders is gravely concerning, a group of UN experts* said today, urging authorities to repeal or significantly revise the country’s criminal code in line with human rights standards.

On 14 May 2024, 28-year-old monarchy reform advocate Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom died while detained at the Corrections Hospital after a long hunger strike to demand judicial reform and an end to the detention of political dissidents. To this day, the circumstances of her death remain unclear, leading to questions about the Corrections Hospital’s standard of care and the justice system as a whole. 

The Thanyaburi Provincial Court postponed yesterday’s (13 January) inquest into the death of detained activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom after two witnesses were unable to attend and the victim’s family lawyers sought a postponement to examine and obtain additional evidence.

On the morning of 14 May 2024, monarchy reform advocate Netiporn Sanesangkhom was pronounced dead after over 2 months of hunger strike demanding judicial reform and an end to the detention of political dissidents. She reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while detained at the Corrections Hospital, but the circumstances of her death remains unclear and an inquest is scheduled for next Monday (13 January) at the Thanyaburi Provincial Court. For 2024, Prachatai has named Netiporn our Person of the Year.