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Thailand Carries Out First Execution Since 2009
Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, the government said, putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in a move condemned by Amnesty International as "deplorable".
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Thailand Should Leave 'No Stone Unturned' After 62 Found Guilty Of Trafficking
More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people were convicted of crimes including trafficking and murder.
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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 Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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UN 'Appalled' by Thailand's Record Jail Terms for Royal Defamation
The United Nations today said it was "appalled" by record jail sentences -- of 30 and 28 years -- handed to two Thais for royal defamation, as prosecutions soar under the kingdom's junta.
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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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Thailand Forcibly Sends Nearly 100 Uighurs Back to China
Thailand has sent nearly 100 Uighurs Muslims back to China, a move likely to anger Turkey and exacerbate Ankara's row with Beijing over its treatment of the Turkic language-speaking and largely Muslim minority.
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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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Malaysian Government Missed Clues on Trafficking
Malaysia's government has expressed shock at finding human-trafficking camps and graves near the Thai border, but for local villagers like Sani Hashim the human clues were right there in plain sight.
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Thailand's Army Holds 10 in South After Raids for Car Bomb Suspects
Thailand's army said on Sunday that 10 Muslim activists remained in custody out of a group of 22 detained in the south on April 2 under martial law in connection with a car bombing.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Warns Reporters
Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.
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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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Rights Group Urges Thai Lawmakers to Drop Plan for Military Detention of Civilians
Thailand's legislators should scrap a proposal for the military to detain civilians for up to three months with no judicial oversight, rights group Human Rights Watch said today.
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Thailand Radio Host Jailed for Five Years for Royal Defamation
A Thai radio show host has been jailed for five years for royal defamation, his lawyer said on Tuesday, one of the first sentences passed by a military court for breaching the draconian law since a May coup.
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Students Demand Justice 10 Years After Thai Protest Killings
Dozens of students rallied at a mosque in southern Thailand on Saturday to demand justice for the deaths of 85 protesters a decade ago, a tragedy rights groups say is fuelling a violent insurgency.
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Thailand Carries Out First Execution Since 2009
Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, the government said, putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection in a move condemned by Amnesty International as "deplorable".
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Thailand Should Leave 'No Stone Unturned' After 62 Found Guilty Of Trafficking
More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people were convicted of crimes including trafficking and murder.
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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 Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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UN 'Appalled' by Thailand's Record Jail Terms for Royal Defamation
The United Nations today said it was "appalled" by record jail sentences -- of 30 and 28 years -- handed to two Thais for royal defamation, as prosecutions soar under the kingdom's junta.
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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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Thailand Forcibly Sends Nearly 100 Uighurs Back to China
Thailand has sent nearly 100 Uighurs Muslims back to China, a move likely to anger Turkey and exacerbate Ankara's row with Beijing over its treatment of the Turkic language-speaking and largely Muslim minority.
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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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Malaysian Government Missed Clues on Trafficking
Malaysia's government has expressed shock at finding human-trafficking camps and graves near the Thai border, but for local villagers like Sani Hashim the human clues were right there in plain sight.
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Thailand's Army Holds 10 in South After Raids for Car Bomb Suspects
Thailand's army said on Sunday that 10 Muslim activists remained in custody out of a group of 22 detained in the south on April 2 under martial law in connection with a car bombing.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Warns Reporters
Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.
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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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Rights Group Urges Thai Lawmakers to Drop Plan for Military Detention of Civilians
Thailand's legislators should scrap a proposal for the military to detain civilians for up to three months with no judicial oversight, rights group Human Rights Watch said today.
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Thailand Radio Host Jailed for Five Years for Royal Defamation
A Thai radio show host has been jailed for five years for royal defamation, his lawyer said on Tuesday, one of the first sentences passed by a military court for breaching the draconian law since a May coup.
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Students Demand Justice 10 Years After Thai Protest Killings
Dozens of students rallied at a mosque in southern Thailand on Saturday to demand justice for the deaths of 85 protesters a decade ago, a tragedy rights groups say is fuelling a violent insurgency.
