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Rights defenders call for lese majeste prisoner's release
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/10/2016
» The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has called for an unconditional release of lese majeste prisoner and red-shirt media editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, who is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling.
Bern 'regrets' refusal to transfer inmate
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/09/2016
» Thailand has refused a request by Switzerland to repatriate a Swiss national, convicted of selling information to anti-government groups in Malaysia, so he can serve the rest of his sentence in his home country, a senior diplomat said yesterday.
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.
1MDB's Justo asks to serve rest of fraud sentence in Swiss jail
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/08/2016
» Andre Xavier Justo, involved in the exposure of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, would opt to serve his remaining one-year sentence in Switzerland, sources close to the transfer deal told the Bangkok Post.
' Tom Dundee' gets 7 years
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/06/2016
» The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced red-shirt country singer Thanat Thanawatcharanont, better known as "Tom Dundee" to seven and a half years in jail for lese majeste and computer crime offences.
AFP awards Kate Webb Prize to Prachatai reporter
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/12/2015
» A crusading online reporter from alternative news site Prachatai has taken this year's Agence France-Presse (AFP) Kate Webb Prize for her coverage of royal defamation cases, as debate reignites on freedom of expression versus the lese majeste laws in Thailand.
Activist rejects idea of Uighur link with blast
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/08/2015
» A Uighur activist has downplayed the possibility of his compatriots’ involvement in Monday's horrendous bomb attack in Bangkok, saying Thailand is a hospitable nation for most asylum seekers including Uighurs.
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.
Red gets six years' jail for lese majeste
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/12/2013
» The Criminal Court has sentenced a red-shirt sympathiser to six years and eight months in jail for lese majeste.
Red-shirt sentenced for lese majeste
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2013
» The Criminal Court sentenced a red-shirt sympathiser to over 13 years in prison on two counts of lese majeste on Thursday, including an unprecedented charge of "attempting to commit the crime of lese majeste".