Thailand: MEPs call for reform of 'draconian' lese majeste

https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-meps-call-for-reform-of-draconian-lese-majeste/a-65355492?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

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Will #Thailand Ever Repeal Its Archaic Lese Majeste Law? “…the past 2 years have seen more than 130 people charged with insulting the country’s monarchy – many of them student activists… Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an exiled Thai academic…recently launched 112WATCH, an international… campaign aiming for the repeal of Article 112 of the Thai penal code…the lese-majeste law...” | Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/will-thailand-ever-repeal-its-archaic-lese-majeste-law/ #LeseMajesteLaw. See #112Watch: https://112watch.org

Will #Thailand Ever Repeal Its Archaic Lese Majeste Law? “…the past 2 years have seen more than 130 people charged with insulting the country’s monarchy – many of them student activists… Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an exiled Thai academic…recently launched 112WATCH, an internation… campaign aiming for the repeal of Article 112 of the Thai penal code…the lese-majeste law...” | Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/will-thailand-ever-repeal-its-archaic-lese-majeste-law/ #LeseMajesteLaw. See #112Watch: https://112watch.org

Will Thailand Ever Repeal Its Archaic Lese Majeste Law? “…the past two years have seen more than 130 people charged with insulting the country’s monarchy – many of them student activists… Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an exiled Thai academic…recently launched 112WATCH, an internationally focused campaign aiming for the repeal of Article 112 of the Thai penal code, as the lese-majeste law is formally known.” | Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/will-thailand-ever-repeal-its-archaic-lese-majeste-law/ #LeseMajesteLaw