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Thailand bans Marie Claire magazine for lèse majesté

Thailand bans Marie Claire magazine for lèse majesté

Submitted on Fri, 8 Apr 2016 - 07:13 PM

French edition of Marie Claire magazine has been banned because of an article related a member of Thai royal family.    

 
On Friday, 8 April 2016, the Royal Gazette published a police order to ban the French edition of Marie Claire under Article 10 of the Publishing Act which prohibits selling, importing and publishing of publication deemed defaming the Thai royal family.
 
The article talks about a member of Thai royal family. 
 
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