<p>The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) call for the Thai authorities to end legal prosecution against individuals exercising their right to freedom of expression and to amend Article 112 to bring it into line with Thailand&rsquo;s human rights obligations under the ICCPR, as the number of individuals facing&nbsp;lèse majesté charges reached 100.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Phatanachai Sakawi, President of the Blind Society Association of Thailand, has gone to Thungmahamek Police Station in Bangkok to report an allegedly lèse majesté comment posted by someone older who also has a visibility impairment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chaiamorn &ldquo;Ammy&rdquo; Kaewwiboonpan, lead singer of pop band The Bottom Blues, is facing another royal defamation charge for singing a modified version of his song &ldquo;1 2 3 4 5 I love you&rdquo; at a protest in front of the Thanyaburi Provincial Court in January 2021.</p>

<p>On 1 June, the Criminal Court granted bail to activists Chukiat Sangwong, Anon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok, who were previously detained pending trial on royal defamation charges, on a security of 200,000 baht each with the condition that they must not participate in activities damaging the monarchy.</p>

<p>A 14-year-old girl (name withheld) has been summonsed by the police in Phitsanulok on a royal defamation charge under Section 112 of the Criminal Code.</p>

<p>A 17-year-old activist became the first person under the age of 18 to be indicted under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or Thailand&rsquo;s lèse-majesté law, after he was charged for a speech given at a protest on 6 December 2020.</p>

<p>The Khon Kaen Provincial Court has accepted a lèse-majesté case &nbsp;filed against Tiwagorn Withiton, a Facebook user whose picture wearing a shirt printed with &ldquo;I lost faith in the monarchy&rdquo; went viral in 2020.</p>

<p>A TikTok user faces charges under the lèse majesté law and the Computer Crimes Act for a video clip criticizing the Thai government&rsquo;s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>

<p><a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9224">Two Chiang Mai University students</a> reported to the police yesterday (11 May) after being summoned on a royal defamation charge over an art installation piece, while an artists&rsquo; network has called on the University to defend their freedom</p>

<p>Student activist Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, who has been detained pending trial on a royal defamation charge, has been granted bail, while Siraphop Phumphuengphut, another student activist, has been denied bail and detained pending trial.</p>

<p>One day ahead of a court ruling on the temporary release of 3 famous pro-democracy protesters detained on royal defamation charges, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/naksit.org/photos/a.559642024104300/3919357344799401/">Human Rights Lawyers Association</a> (HRLA) has urged the Office of the Judicial Commission to look into 3 questionable points which may involve the courts in political conflict.</p>