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Thai Court Denies Bail for Hunger Striking Protest Leaders The move came as Prime Minister Prayut assumed sweeping new powers to fight the current outbreak of COVID-19. April 30, 2021 In this Nov. 30, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy activist Parit Chiwarak, raises a three-finger symbol of resistance, at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File Advertisement A court in Thailand has again denied bail for seven detained activists accuse...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Thai activists release on bail BUSABA SIVASOMBOON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BANGKOK (AP) — A leading human rights group on Saturday welcomed the release on bail of two Thai activists charged with insulting the countrys monarchy, but repeated its contention that the apparent use of pretrial detention to punish anyone who criticizes the royal institution is unjust. Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa and Somyot Pruksakasemsuk were released Friday...

4 Min Read MAE SARIANG, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes in Myanmar, but a local official said it was government policy for the army to block them at the border and deny access to outside aid groups. Thousands of people fled Myanmar over the weekend after fighter jets attacked villages near the border held by a force from the Karen ethnic group that had attacked a military post in the wake of a Feb. 1 coup by M...

Thailand: NGO law would strike ‘severe blow’ to human rights Also available in: Thai The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the latest effort by the Thai government to pass repressive legislation to muzzle civil society groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The “Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations” ...

The Thai government is using the controversial lese majeste law to target critics of the monarchy after they demanded clarity about the role of a company owned by the king in the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The situation is not likely to help save the palace’s reputation or silence its critics. In Thailand, the debate over the timely availability and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine has become politicized as the country’s monarchy faces accusations of using a deal with AstraZene...

This Week Around The World Jan. 17-Jan. 23 share January 19 Bangkok, Thailand: Anchan Preelert, a one-time civil servant, was sentenced to 43 years in prison for violating Thailand’s infamously strict lèse-majesté law, which criminalizes defaming senior members of the royal family, according to Reuters. The 65 year-old was originally sentenced to 87 years in prison after being convicted of 29 violations of the law, but had her sentence halved for pleading guilty of sharing audio clips that...

Maverick politician accuses Thai govt of vendetta In their latest judicial action, authorities have charged Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit with royal defamation Trending Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, gestures during a press conference in Bangkok on Jan. 21, after he was accused of contravening strict royal defamation laws by posting a video criticizing the governments Covid-19 vaccine strategy. (Photo: AFP) A prominent Thai pro-democracy campaig...

English By VOA News Share on Facebook Print this page BANGKOK - Billionaire Thai pro-democracy champion Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit on Wednesday evening defended his questioning of a vaccine company owned by the king after he was hit Wednesday with a wave of charges for royal defamation. Earlier Wednesday, the government had filed multiple charges alleging that Thanathorn had breached the kingdom’s draconian royal defamation law by critici...

Anchan Preelert pleaded guilty to 29 counts of violating the Lese-Majeste law.

The woman has been found guilty on 29 counts for posting audio clips on social media deemed critical of the monarchy.