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Activist Accused Of Insulting Monarchy In Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike In Detention
Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was part of a small anti-monarchy group called "Thaluwang," a name that translates to "shattering the palace".
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Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
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Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
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5 Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook 'Shares'
Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident academic, a human rights lawyer said Thursday.
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Thai Military Court Jails Woman In 'Secret' Ruling Over Facebook Posts
A Thai military court has jailed a woman for over nine years for royal defamation, an official said today, the latest in a series of harsh sentences to raise concern about the draconian law.
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Thai Soothsayer Accused of Lese Majeste Dies in Custody
A famous Thai fortune teller charged with royal defamation has died in military custody, officials said today, the second time in weeks a person caught up in a shadowy palace intrigue probe has been found dead while in detention.
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Thai Investigates Military Officers in Widening Royal Insult Probe
Thai police on Wednesday said they were turning their attention to senior military officers as part of a major investigation into a network of people charged with insulting the monarchy.
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Thailand Man Jailed for 30 Years for 'Insulting' Royals on Facebook
A Thai man was jailed for 30 years today for "insulting" the monarchy on Facebook, in one of the toughest known sentences passed under the junta-ruled kingdom's draconian lese majeste law.
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Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
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Mentally Challenged Thai Man Jailed for Lese Majeste
A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in jail today under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation law, despite having a history of mental illness.
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Senior Thai Palace Official Arrested for Lese Majeste
A senior Thai palace aide who served the now disgraced ex-wife of the Crown Prince was arrested today under the country's controversial lese majeste law, part of an ongoing probe that has decimated the former princess's family.
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Thai Police Seek Royal Official on Lese Majeste Charges
Thai police said today that they plan to arrest a senior palace official who is linked to the Crown Prince's ex-wife, under a controversial royal defamation law.
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Thailand Bookseller Given Jail Term for Royal Defamation
A Thai man was sentenced today to two years in jail for selling books that allegedly defamed the monarchy, the latest in a string of convictions under the country's notorious lese majeste law.
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Parents of Former Thai Princess Jailed for Insulting Monarchy
The elderly parents of a former Thai princess were both jailed for two and a half years today after pleading guilty to defaming the monarchy, an institution protected by one of the world's toughest lese majeste laws.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
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Activist Accused Of Insulting Monarchy In Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike In Detention
Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was part of a small anti-monarchy group called "Thaluwang," a name that translates to "shattering the palace".
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Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
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Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
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5 Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook 'Shares'
Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident academic, a human rights lawyer said Thursday.
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Thai Military Court Jails Woman In 'Secret' Ruling Over Facebook Posts
A Thai military court has jailed a woman for over nine years for royal defamation, an official said today, the latest in a series of harsh sentences to raise concern about the draconian law.
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Thai Soothsayer Accused of Lese Majeste Dies in Custody
A famous Thai fortune teller charged with royal defamation has died in military custody, officials said today, the second time in weeks a person caught up in a shadowy palace intrigue probe has been found dead while in detention.
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Thai Investigates Military Officers in Widening Royal Insult Probe
Thai police on Wednesday said they were turning their attention to senior military officers as part of a major investigation into a network of people charged with insulting the monarchy.
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Thailand Man Jailed for 30 Years for 'Insulting' Royals on Facebook
A Thai man was jailed for 30 years today for "insulting" the monarchy on Facebook, in one of the toughest known sentences passed under the junta-ruled kingdom's draconian lese majeste law.
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Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
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Mentally Challenged Thai Man Jailed for Lese Majeste
A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in jail today under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation law, despite having a history of mental illness.
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Senior Thai Palace Official Arrested for Lese Majeste
A senior Thai palace aide who served the now disgraced ex-wife of the Crown Prince was arrested today under the country's controversial lese majeste law, part of an ongoing probe that has decimated the former princess's family.
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Thai Police Seek Royal Official on Lese Majeste Charges
Thai police said today that they plan to arrest a senior palace official who is linked to the Crown Prince's ex-wife, under a controversial royal defamation law.
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Thailand Bookseller Given Jail Term for Royal Defamation
A Thai man was sentenced today to two years in jail for selling books that allegedly defamed the monarchy, the latest in a string of convictions under the country's notorious lese majeste law.
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Parents of Former Thai Princess Jailed for Insulting Monarchy
The elderly parents of a former Thai princess were both jailed for two and a half years today after pleading guilty to defaming the monarchy, an institution protected by one of the world's toughest lese majeste laws.
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Two Thai Men Await Sentence for 'Insulting' Royals
Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing today as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
