Lese Majeste Law

'Lese Majeste Law' - 14 News Result(s)

  • Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 19, 2021
    A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
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  • Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
    Reuters | Friday September 25, 2020
    Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
    www.gadgets360.com
  • 5 Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook 'Shares'
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 4, 2017
    Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident academic, a human rights lawyer said Thursday.
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  • Thai Military Court Jails Woman In 'Secret' Ruling Over Facebook Posts
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 16, 2015
    A Thai military court has jailed a woman for over nine years for royal defamation, an official said today, the latest in a series of harsh sentences to raise concern about the draconian law.
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  • Thai Investigates Military Officers in Widening Royal Insult Probe
    World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 4, 2015
    Thai police on Wednesday said they were turning their attention to senior military officers as part of a major investigation into a network of people charged with insulting the monarchy.
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  • Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 14, 2015
    Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
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  • Mentally Challenged Thai Man Jailed for Lese Majeste
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 25, 2015
    A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in jail today under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation law, despite having a history of mental illness.
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  • Senior Thai Palace Official Arrested for Lese Majeste
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 11, 2015
    A senior Thai palace aide who served the now disgraced ex-wife of the Crown Prince was arrested today under the country's controversial lese majeste law, part of an ongoing probe that has decimated the former princess's family.
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  • Thai Police Seek Royal Official on Lese Majeste Charges
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 10, 2015
    Thai police said today that they plan to arrest a senior palace official who is linked to the Crown Prince's ex-wife, under a controversial royal defamation law.
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  • Thai Man Accused of Insulting King With Facebook Posts
    World News | Associated Press | Wednesday January 7, 2015
    Thai police said today they have arrested a man who allegedly posted messages and photos on Facebook that insulted the king, adding to the skyrocketing number of lese majeste cases in the Southeast Asian country.
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  • Thai Web Radio Host Jailed for Insulting Monarch
    Written by HiteshA | Tuesday November 18, 2014
    Thailand's lese majeste law is the world's harshest, providing for jail terms of three to 15 years.
    www.gadgets360.com
  • Jail suspended for Thai webmaster under royal law
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 30, 2012
    A Thai court on Wednesday convicted an online editor for hosting posts critical of the revered monarchy on her website, but suspended her jail sentence amid demands to reform the lese majeste law.
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  • Thai man imprisoned for anti-royalty texts dies
    World News | The Associated Press | Tuesday May 8, 2012
    A 62-year-old Thai man who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages died Tuesday while serving his 20-year prison term. The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, a grandfather who had suffered from cancer, drew attention to Thailand's severe lese majeste law last November when he received one of...
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  • Thai man gets 20 years in prison for offensive text against queen
    World News | Associated Press | Wednesday November 23, 2011
    A Thai criminal court sentenced a 61-year-old man to 20 years in prison Wednesday for sending text messages deemed offensive to the country's queen. The court found Amphon Tangnoppaku guilty on four counts under lese majeste and computer crime laws, sentencing him to five years imprisonment for each charge, to be served consecutively.
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'Lese Majeste Law' - 14 News Result(s)

  • Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 19, 2021
    A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
    Reuters | Friday September 25, 2020
    Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
    www.gadgets360.com
  • 5 Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook 'Shares'
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 4, 2017
    Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident academic, a human rights lawyer said Thursday.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai Military Court Jails Woman In 'Secret' Ruling Over Facebook Posts
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 16, 2015
    A Thai military court has jailed a woman for over nine years for royal defamation, an official said today, the latest in a series of harsh sentences to raise concern about the draconian law.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai Investigates Military Officers in Widening Royal Insult Probe
    World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 4, 2015
    Thai police on Wednesday said they were turning their attention to senior military officers as part of a major investigation into a network of people charged with insulting the monarchy.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thailand Court Jails 10 From 'Anti-Monarchy' Network
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 14, 2015
    Bangkok's military court today sentenced 10 people from an "anti-monarchy network" to up to five years in jail over audio recordings deemed to defame the royal family under Thailand's controversial lese majeste law.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Mentally Challenged Thai Man Jailed for Lese Majeste
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 25, 2015
    A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in jail today under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation law, despite having a history of mental illness.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Senior Thai Palace Official Arrested for Lese Majeste
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 11, 2015
    A senior Thai palace aide who served the now disgraced ex-wife of the Crown Prince was arrested today under the country's controversial lese majeste law, part of an ongoing probe that has decimated the former princess's family.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai Police Seek Royal Official on Lese Majeste Charges
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 10, 2015
    Thai police said today that they plan to arrest a senior palace official who is linked to the Crown Prince's ex-wife, under a controversial royal defamation law.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai Man Accused of Insulting King With Facebook Posts
    World News | Associated Press | Wednesday January 7, 2015
    Thai police said today they have arrested a man who allegedly posted messages and photos on Facebook that insulted the king, adding to the skyrocketing number of lese majeste cases in the Southeast Asian country.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai Web Radio Host Jailed for Insulting Monarch
    Written by HiteshA | Tuesday November 18, 2014
    Thailand's lese majeste law is the world's harshest, providing for jail terms of three to 15 years.
    www.gadgets360.com
  • Jail suspended for Thai webmaster under royal law
    World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 30, 2012
    A Thai court on Wednesday convicted an online editor for hosting posts critical of the revered monarchy on her website, but suspended her jail sentence amid demands to reform the lese majeste law.
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai man imprisoned for anti-royalty texts dies
    World News | The Associated Press | Tuesday May 8, 2012
    A 62-year-old Thai man who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages died Tuesday while serving his 20-year prison term. The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, a grandfather who had suffered from cancer, drew attention to Thailand's severe lese majeste law last November when he received one of...
    www.ndtv.com
  • Thai man gets 20 years in prison for offensive text against queen
    World News | Associated Press | Wednesday November 23, 2011
    A Thai criminal court sentenced a 61-year-old man to 20 years in prison Wednesday for sending text messages deemed offensive to the country's queen. The court found Amphon Tangnoppaku guilty on four counts under lese majeste and computer crime laws, sentencing him to five years imprisonment for each charge, to be served consecutively.
    www.ndtv.com
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