International spotlight on lese majeste
Reader may be interested in PPT’s first page of search results at Google today, just searching the past 24 hours. They suggest that international attention to lese majeste is likely to be heightened as the Thai state’s attention to the law gets ever more bizarre:
Flinging Facebook insults at Thai monarchy earns fat jail terms
Register: Facebook users in Thailand, who take to the site to grumble about the Thai monarchy, have been warned that tough lese majeste laws will be brought against them. The country’s Information and Communications …
Thai crackdown on Facebook remarks on king
Sydney Morning Herald: Penalties …. Thai people face charges if they insult the king, queen, heir or regent. Thailand has warned users of Facebook that they could face prosecution under harsh lese-majeste laws if they press ”share” or ”like” on …
Thais want Facebook ‘insults’ axed
Herald Sun: THAILAND has asked Facebook to delete more than 10000 pages which it that are …
Perils in a simple Facebook click
Bangkok Post: People who press “share” or “like” buttons on Facebook in response to lese majeste-related content can violate the Computer Crime Act, Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap has warned. Although the clicks were only aimed …
Thai Man Receives 20 Year Sentence for Insulting Monarchy
Voice of America:
A court in Thailand has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for sending text messages that authorities say were “insulting” to the country’s royal family. Bangkok’s Criminal Court on Wednesday found 61-year-old Ampon Tangnoppakul guilty of sending …
Thailand’s government contacts Facebook to get ‘unlawful’ content removed
The Next Web: The government of Thailand has contacted Facebook to request the removal of more than 10000 of its pages that are deemed in breach of laws preventing the defamation of the country’s royal family. The government has also warned Facebook users in the …
Thailand man convicted for insulting King.
i95.5 FM: A man who sent text messages deemed insulting to Thailand’s monarchy has been jailed for 20 years. Ampon Tangnoppakul, 61, was convicted of sending four messages last year to an official working for then Prime Minister Abhisit …
There were plenty more.
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