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Love, unshackled
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/09/2016
» They're not a Romeo and Juliet couple. But despite the tragic turn of fate, their romance is somewhat the envy of several girls.
Royal pardon frees lese majeste convict
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/08/2016
» Patiwat Saraiyaem, who was jailed for insulting the monarchy, was among 235 inmates released on Friday following a royal amnesty decree to mark the Queen's 84th birthday.
Detained poet blasts military regime
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2016
» A poet is continuing to challenge the regime in a military court, almost two years after being arrested, calling the coup-makers possible traitors.
Regime 'toughens Section 112'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/12/2015
» Despite an annual decline in lawsuits over the past couple of years, the lese majeste law has been toughened under the junta, in which a military court has replaced a civilian one in ruling on criminal charges that carry a maximum jail term of 15 years for each count, lawyers and critics say.
Court denies bail to Swiss blackmailer
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/10/2015
» A Swiss man convicted of extortion in a case relating to alleged corruption at a firm chaired by the Malaysian premier, was denied bail by the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday.
Lese majeste terms 'appal' UN
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2015
» The government should amend the "vague and broad" lese majeste law to bring it into line with international human rights standards, says Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
UNCHR 'appalled' at lengthy lese majeste jail terms
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/08/2015
» The United Nations’ human rights agency said Tuesday it is “appalled” by jail terms dispensed under the country’s lese majeste law and urged Thailand to amend the “vague and broad” statute to bring it in line with international standards.
Court jails 'Banpodj Network'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/07/2015
» The Bangkok Military Court on Tuesday sentenced eight people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to 10 years in prison for lese majeste over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family.
Too many women in jail, government told
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/04/2015
» The government needs to amend laws and review conditions of imprisonment to reduce the number of women in jail, in keeping with the UN's Bangkok Rules, said Vitaya Suriyawong, director-general of the Corrections Department.
Student jailed over lese majeste net post
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/11/2014
» The Criminal Court sentenced a 24-year-old university student to two-and-a-half years in prison yesterday for posting an internet message deemed defamatory to the monarchy in March this year.