Activist-turned-MP Piyarat Chongthep from the People’s Party has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge stemming from a social media post in which he allegedly criticised the amount of taxpayer money spent on the monarchy while complaining about a police crackdown on a 31 December 2020 protest.

Former Prime Minister has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge over his 2015 interview given to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

The Appeal Court has overturned the dismissal of a royal defamation charge against a former activist for allegedly placing a banner with a defamatory message near a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn.

A 34-year-old security guard has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for royal defamation over his posts about the Thai kings on Facebook and TikTok. The term was reduced to approximately seven years with suspension.

Pro-democracy activist Nawat Liangwattana has been indicted on another count of royal defamation filed against him over a speech he gave at a protest on 14 November 2023, said Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

The Court of Appeal has sentenced an activist and two protesters to prison on royal defamation charges over a photo of them holding signs at a protest in November 2020.

A 29-year-old electrician has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a Facebook page comment in 2021.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a petition requesting an inquiry to end inhumane treatment of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa regarding the use of leg shackles during his royal defamation trial, citing that the practice was lawful.

The Supreme Court has upheld a prison sentence against a law student for royal defamation over a Facebook post about a protest in Germany against the Thai King.

A 21-year-old man with an intellectual disability has been indicted for royal defamation over a video clip he posted on TikTok. He was later granted bail pending trial.

A court in Bangkok has refused to allow a Thai student charged with royal defamation to leave the country to study for a master’s degree in Germany on an Erasmus scholarship.