A royal defamation case against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Progressive Movement, has been dismissed. The case stems from Thanathorn’s criticism of the government's COVID-16 vaccine procurement programme and its strong relationship with a private company owned by King Vajiralongkorn.

A family member of a political detainee has been visited by plainclothes police in Khon Kaen province ahead of a royal visit to a nearby province.

The Appeal Court has found activist-turned-People’s Party MP Piyarat Chongthep guilty of royal defamation for putting up banners criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement in 2021.

The recent move by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to seek lifetime political bans for 44 opposition MPs, accused of a "gross ethics breach" simply for proposing to amend the royal defamation law, underscores how the boundaries of Thai politics are being redrawn in real-time. This investigation into lawmakers for their legislative actions serves as the latest flashpoint in a transformation of public discourse that has undergone a striking shift since 2019.

The Supreme Court ruled today (7 May) to uphold the guilty verdict against Tiwagorn Withiton, who was charged with royal defamation for posting a picture of himself wearing a shirt printed with “I have lost faith in the monarchy”.

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.

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.

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.

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 Progressive Alliance, a global network of over 140 progressive political parties and organisations, issued a statement on Saturday (3 April) expressing grave concerns about the ethics breach case against the 44 former Move Forward Party MPs, which put them at risk of a lifetime ban from politics.

10 People’s Party MPs, formerly of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP), may face suspension after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) formally approved a petition to the Supreme Court against 44 former MFP MPs over their proposal to amend the royal defamation law.