The Appeal Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge filed against Sirapat Deesawat, a Nonthaburi-based artist and musician charged with removing a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn from a housing estate entrance.

The Appeal Court has sentenced a Thai pro-democracy activist to 1 year and 7 months without suspension on a royal defamation charge over his speech given at a protest on 13 February 2021.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa now faces over 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act for writing and posting a letter to King Vajiralongkorn on his public Facebook account on 8 November 2022.

After failing to settle on unsubmitted evidence regarding King Vajiralongkorn's travel documents, the Criminal Court has made the unprecedented decision to hold human rights lawyer Anon Nampa’s royal defamation trial in secret and prepared to charge him with contempt of court for opposing the Court’s decision.

Warunee (last name withheld), an online influencer charged with royal defamation, was released on Wednesday afternoon (27 November) after serving 1 year and 5 months of her prison sentence.

A 57-year-old jailed pro-democracy activist faces serious health issues in detention in the Bangkok Remand Prison, raising concerns over the adequacy of medical care for detainees.

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to up to 9 years in prison on a royal defamation charge over Facebook posts. He was later granted a 5-year suspension.

Human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa has testified in court regarding his fifth royal defamation charge, with a verdict to be delivered on 3 December, insisting that his criticism was intended to modernise the monarchy. In four earlier cases, he received a cumulative sentence of over 14 years.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge filed against online influencer Supakchaya, or Thidaporn, Chaokuwiang, also known by the internet alias “Nurat,” for video advertisements on the online shopping platform Lazada on the grounds that Princess Chulabhorn is not covered by the royal defamation law.

Activist Sopon Surariddhidhamrong has been sentenced to 2 years in prison on a royal defamation charge for a protest speech criticizing the government’s Covid-19 vaccine programme and the royal family’s use of taxpayer’s money, bringing his total prison sentence to 8 years and 6 months.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a comment on a Facebook page. He was later granted bail to appeal the case.

The Appeal Court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to prison in absentia for a royal defamation charge over selling a rubber duck calendar, which allegedly mocked King Vajiralongkorn.