A 28-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison for shares and posts on Facebook (FB) criticizing the monarchy. The sentence was halved to three years due to his guilty plea, and he was later granted bail to allow an appeal.

A pro-monarchy group gathered in front of the parliament to submit a letter urging Senators not to support MPs from parties that have a policy of abolishing Section 112, which they perceive as equivalent to abolishing the monarchy.

A group of organizations claiming to protect the monarchy has filed a complaint against Pita Limjaroenrat under the royal defamation law and the Computer-Related Crime Act, alleging that his interview with BBC has affected the country’s highest institution.

A 26-year-old man was found guilty of royal defamation over comments on a Facebook post by Somsak Jeamteerasakul regarding rumours about the health of King Rama X.

The Court of Appeal reversed the verdict in a case involving an expression of opinion about the death of King Rama VIII, saying that the offence was a violation of the royal defamation law even if it involved a king who has passed away.

<p>As more people join the protest on bail rights, three more detainees were allowed bail after being in jail for months for taking part in political protests.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tantawan &lsquo;Tawan&rsquo; Tuatulanon, and Orawan &lsquo;Bam&rsquo; Phuphong have announced that they will continue their no food or drink protest outside Thammasat University Hospital if political detainees are not released within 3 days.</p>

<p>An open letter to the judges from Kritsadang Nutcharus, a lawyer of Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong in regard to their continuous dry fasting to demand bail rights and justice reform.</p>

<p>In addition to the dry fasting by activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong, one other detainee has been on hunger strike for over a week and another has just started after being released on bail.</p>

<p>Thailand should dismiss the case against 22 protest leaders charged with insulting the monarchy and a range of public order offences, and adhere to its international human rights obligations, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) and TrialWatch Expert the Honourable Kevin Bell AM KC stated.</p>

<p>As Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains hospitalised on Friday, attention on social media is turning to her status as the presumed heiress to the throne &ndash; a role never formally acknowledged that is taken seriously by many analysts.</p>