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Thailand lese majeste
February 18, 2022
Is Thailand’s Buddhist Sangha Undergoing a Political Sea Change?
By Christian Kurzydlowski
The Thai Buddhist order has long helped to legitimize and prop up the prevailing monarchical order.
January 20, 2022
Royalists Step Up Campaign Against Thai Chapter of Amnesty International
By Sebastian Strangio
A network led by the ultraroyalist booster Seksakol Atthawong claims the rights group supports the abolition of the Thai monarchy.
January 11, 2022
Pavin Chachavalpongpun on the Strange Death of King Ananda Mahidol
By Sebastian Strangio
"Like a ghost from the past, the decades-old case continues to haunt the Thai monarchy and poses a threat to its stability."
November 19, 2021
Thailand’s Lese-Majeste Law Takes Center Stage at UN Rights Review
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
To make a breakthrough on the lèse-majesté problem in Thailand, the international community must seriously rethink its strategy.
July 19, 2021
Thai Police Forcefully Disperse Protesters Demanding PM’s Resignation
By Sebastian Strangio
Simmering anti-government sentiment has been compounded by Prayut's failures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 29, 2021
Google Removes Two Custom Maps Doxing Critics of Thai Monarchy
By Sebastian Strangio
After anti-government demonstrations aired unprecedented criticisms of a powerful institution, the backlash is now in full swing.
May 07, 2021
Thai Government Readies Legal Shackles for Civil Society
By Sebastian Strangio
If passed, the law will be used to target organizations deemed to threaten Thailand's entrenched political elite.
April 30, 2021
Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders
By Sebastian Strangio
The move came as Prime Minister Prayut assumed sweeping new powers to fight the current outbreak of COVID-19.
March 25, 2021
Amid Legal Crackdown, Thai Protest Movement Regains Momentum
By Sebastian Strangio
After a period of hiatus, and amid a concerted legal offensive, the student-led protests are beginning to revive.
March 10, 2021
Thai Court Jails More Pro-Democracy Activists on Royal Defamation Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
The decision is designed to prevent the leaders from playing any active role in the ongoing political protest movement.
February 10, 2021
Under Cover of Myanmar’s Coup, Neighboring Countries Continue Crackdowns
By Sebastian Strangio
Once again, Myanmar is the pariah state that relativizes the rest of the region’s abuses.
January 27, 2021
Amid Crackdown, Thai Court Acquits Writer in Royal Defamation Case
By Sebastian Strangio
The case against 80-year-old Bundit Aneeya stemmed from comments he made at a seminar in 2015.
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