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Andy Hall hit with B300m civil suit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2020
» Nakhon Pathom Civil Court on Monday accepted a 300-million-baht civil defamation prosecution brought by a pineapple company against a human rights defender.
Speech curbs hold back nation
News, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2020
» Last week's final acquittal of rights activist Andy Hall by the Supreme Court, whilst certainly welcome and the correct verdict, was also a stark reminder of just how damaging to free speech Thailand's laws are.
Decriminalise defamation
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2018
» Following the Appeal Court's ruling last week quashing defamation charges against British human rights defender Andy Hall, activists who hailed this as a legal victory have made another call for the government to repeal the criminal defamation law.
Activist Hall to pay B10m in damages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/03/2018
» Phra Khanong Court yesterday ordered labour rights activist Andy Hall to pay 10 million baht in damages to the pineapple company Natural Fruit Co Ltd.
Farm faces court war with 14 'abused' Myanmar staff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2018
» The criminal defamation case against 14 migrant labourers from Myanmar who worked at a Thai chicken farm gets under way at Don Muang Sub-district Court in Bangkok today with the first witnesses due to take the stand.