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Singapore PM wins more lawsuits against bloggers

Reuters
Posted at Sep 01 08:37 PM

Singapore's high court ordered two bloggers to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a combined SGD 210,000 in damages. Read more »

Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine developer to sue Brazil regulator for defamation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 04:35 AM

Anvisa announced Monday that it had denied a request from several states to import Sputnik V, saying its experts had flagged "uncertainties" about the jab.  Read more »

4 Thai pro-democracy leaders detained under royal defamation law

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 11 05:09 PM

A Thai court denied bail Tuesday to four prominent democracy activists after they were indicted for violating the kingdom's royal defamation law -- the first formal charges laid against the leaders of a movement calling for reforms to the monarchy. Read more »

Thai royal defamation cases ramp up as protests pause

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 12:35 PM

Thai authorities on Monday charged four democracy activists with royal defamation, with the protest movement rocking the kingdom put on hold because of a spike in coronavirus cases. Read more »

More Thai protest leaders charged with royal defamation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 09:28 PM

Thailand has strict lese majeste laws, enshrined in section 112 of the penal code, shielding the ultra-wealthy King Maha Vajiralongkorn from criticism.   Read more »

Thai students, dancing dinosaurs rally in Bangkok

Lisa Martin and Tossapol Chaisamritpol, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 22 11:30 AM

Thousands of high school students upset about Thailand's lacklustre education system rallied alongside protestors dressed as dancing dinosaurs in Bangkok Saturday. Read more »

Thai hotel to drop charges against guest facing jail for bad reviews

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 02:24 PM

BANGKOK - A hotel in Thailand agreed on Friday to drop charges against an American guest who faces up to five years in jail for posting negative reviews as long as he issues a public apology for his comments.   Read more »

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort

Richard C. Paddock, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 29 09:51 AM

An American man who posted negative reviews of a Thai resort was arrested this month and spent a weekend in jail. If convicted of criminal defamation, he faces up to two years in prison. Read more »

American sued in Thailand over negative Tripadvisor review

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:06 PM

Wesley Barnes could face up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. Read more »

US justice dept intervenes to help Trump in E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit

Alan Feuer, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 09 11:44 AM

In a highly unusual legal move, the US Justice Department moved on Tuesday to replace President Donald Trump’s private legal team with government lawyers to defend him against a defamation lawsuit by the author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s Read more »

Trump loses bid to dismiss rape accuser's defamation lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 07:07 AM

A longtime Elle magazine advice columnist may proceed with her lawsuit accusing US President Donald Trump of defamation for denying he raped her roughly 24 years ago in a Manhattan department store, a New York state judge has ruled. Read more »

Elon Musk wins defamation trial sparked by 'pedo guy' tweet

Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 09:05 AM

The Tesla boss' trial was closely watched by legal experts because it was believed to be the first major defamation lawsuit by a private individual to go to trial over tweets. Read more »

Ginang na nanampal at nagmura sa pulis, inaresto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 07:15 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang isang ginang matapos niyang sampalin at murahin ang isang pulis sa Las Piñas City nitong Lunes.   Read more »

Toxic employers face jail as South Korea tackles workplace bullying

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 12:11 PM

SEOUL, South Korea - After enduring months of constant harassment at work, South Korean office worker Christine Jung finally confronted her aggressor -- only to be fired and sued for defamation by her employer. Read more »

Ex-Justice chief Aguirre accuses Mon Tulfo of defamation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:47 PM

Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Friday accused Special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo of defaming him in his column for newspaper Manila Times. Read more »

'Defamation,' criticism top items PH government wanted Google to remove

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 09:35 PM

The Philippine government had requested Google to remove items from its various platforms, mostly because of "defamation" and "criticism," the search engine giant said. Read more »

Tesla's Musk seeks dismissal of cave rescuer's defamation case over his 'pedo guy' remark

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 12:38 PM

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, has asked a US judge to dismiss a defamation case a British diver filed against him for calling him a pedophile and child rapist following the latter's involvement in the rescue of a boys' soccer team in a Thailand cave in July.  Read more »