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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 »

Thai activists answer summons as dozens face charges of insulting king

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 12:53 PM

A group of activists answered a police summons on Thursday over complaints that could see them jailed for up to 15 years for insulting Thailand's king, as authorities increasingly use "lese majeste" laws against pro-democracy protest leaders. Read more »

Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban

Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 03:02 PM

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defied a ban on demonstrations and he warned them not to persist. Read more »