“Singer Thanat Thanawatcharanond, 60, aka Tom Dundee, has been released from jail after serving five years, half his original term for lese majeste, after a royal pardon reduced his sentence.” https://t.co/9c4pidwghi
Thailand has been ranked 136th in Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s 2019 World Press Freedom Index, 4 places above its 2018 ranking, but is still classified as being in a “difficult situation.”
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The ICJ submitted recommendations to the Council of the State calling for the repeal or amendment of Head of the NCPO and NCPO orders and announcements in line with Thailand’s international human rights law obligations.
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They will not die for free. Justice and democracy will prevail. #RememberTheFallen “Legal cases against the military have gone nowhere” https://t.co/XK2bnAju38
Great shot of @Thanathorn_FWP leaving Patumwan police station after hearing 3 criminal charges filed against him by the Thai military junta. You have to wonder if the military is miscalculating by trying to bring him down this way.
The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has filed a defamation charge against Voice TV host Sirote Klampaiboon and activist Nuttaa Mahattana, most likely for Voice TV’s broadcast on the election day.
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Amnesty International: “We are alarmed that the code criminalizes behaviour that should not be considered crimes at all. The international community must continue to condemn Brunei’s decision to put these cruel penalties into practice."
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