A 34-year-old Chiang Mai resident was arrested on 16 July on royal defamation and sedition charges resulting from a post in the Royalist Marketplace Facebook group.

The Court of Appeal Region 5 has sentenced a human rights lawyer to two years in prison for royal defamation over his protest speech delivered during a 2020 protest at Chiang Mai University.

Atirut (last name withheld), a 29-year-old programmer convicted at royal defamation for shouting at a royal motorcade, will serve his 1 year and 8 months prison sentence after withdrawing his appeal with the Supreme Court.

The House of Representatives and the Senate have approved an amnesty bill aimed at exonerating those who committed political offences during the past 20 years. The bill excludes royal defamation cases, including those involving minors.

The South Bangkok Criminal Court today (6 July) dismissed royal defamation and sedition charges filed against 7 activists for conducting a poll on royal motorcades in February 2022.

In a letter to the French President Emmanuel Macron submitted by Jaran Ditapichai, Thai political exiles in France call attention to the use of the royal defamation law in Thailand and the consequences on freedom of expression, public debate, and democratic participation in Thailand. They call for issues relating to human rights, fundamental freedoms, and the situation of political prisoners to be raised during dialogue between France and Thailand.

The Senate has passed the second and third readings of an amnesty bill for political offences, excluding royal defamation cases from eligibility, but including cases in which the accused is under 18 years old.

A 43-year-old Bangkok citizen has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on a royal defamation charge over a comment made in the Royalist Marketplace Facebook group in 2021.

A 30-year-old has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a Facebook post featuring a photo of a protest sign.

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.