"Stratton said that when the organizers asked police why they were being detained, they were told officers 'would figure it out' after they had searched the anti-monarchy protesters. After searching them, police told the six organizers they were arresting them and seizing hundreds of their placards carrying the slogan 'Not My King'."

#LeseMajeste #NotMyKing #Republic

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/06/uk/king-charles-anti-monarchy-protest-arrests-ckc-gbr-intl/index.html

While the man was detained, others sprung to action overnight, spray painting the same anti-monarchy symbols across Bangkok, Thailand.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3dgb/activist-arrested-street-art-thailand
#HUMANRIGHTS #Thailand #lèsemajesté #worldnews #freedomofexpression #streetart

RT @SaksithCNA
A man has been detained by police for spraying graffiti on the walls of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The crossed out “112” refers to the #lesemajeste law that criminalizes criticism of the monarchy. #ThaiProtest activists are demanding its abolishment. #WhatsHappeningInThailand https://twitter.com/thalugazzz/status/1640668754467262464

The Thai activists finally agreed to take small amounts of water and intravenous drips in late January, but still refused solid food.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bqd8/thai-activists-hunger-strike
#HUMANRIGHTS #Thailand #protest #lèsemajesté #dissent

Rubber ducks have become an unexpected symbol of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement, which have called for reforms to the monarchy’s sweeping powers.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjgyw/thailand-royal-defamation-laws-rubber-ducks
#Thailand #democracy #thailandprotests #worldnews #lèsemajesté #monarchy

@ElodieVercken
C'est la même sale gueule que l'an dernier ?
#LèseMajesté

#Thailand: “Lawyers for Lawyers is concerned about…disbarment proceeding against Mr. #ArnonNampha, a lawyer & human rights defender… the Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister… alleged….Arnon…violated the Lawyers Council of Thailand…rules as his behaviour would “incite, intend to cause unrest, distort information & insult on the monarchy”… [Arnon]…called for reform of…the monarchy, during a [2020] peaceful protest…” | L4L https://lawyersforlawyers.org/letter-to-the-lawyers-council-of-thailand-on-the-disbarment-proceedings-against-arnon-nampha/ #Freedex #HumanRights #LèseMajesté

#Thailand: Thai activist sentenced to 28 years for online posts on king. “Prosecutions under the lese majeste law have recently drawn increased public attention because of a prison hunger strike by two female activists charged with the offense.” | AP News https://apnews.com/article/politics-protests-and-demonstrations-thailand-prisons-2621a5d10d997c6e7e9334e6a45816cb #LèseMajesté #FoE

#Thailand: “Two…Thai pro-democracy activists have been taken to hospital after launching a hunger strike to protest…pretrial detention of critics of the…monarchy. [They] began their hunger strike in Bangkok’s Central Women’s Correctional Institution on January 18, 2 days after appearing in a Bangkok court to ask a judge to revoke their bail… as a show of solidarity for 2 other…activists who were returned to prison on…lese-majeste [charges].” | Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/thai-activists-hospitalized-after-hunger-strike-over-royal-defamation-cases/ #LèseMajesté

#Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy. “The Thai government should drop the unjust cases against Orawan, Tantawan, & others charged for their peaceful protests demanding reforms to the monarchy,” said Elaine Pearson…at Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/20/thailand-free-detained-critics-monarchy #LèseMajesté @humanrightswatch @Elainepearson

#Thailand: “Two…Thai pro-democracy activists have been taken to hospital after launching a hunger strike to protest…pretrial detention of critics of the…monarchy. [They] began their hunger strike in Bangkok’s Central Women’s Correctional Institution on January 18, two days after appearing in a Bangkok court to ask a judge to revoke their bail… as a show of solidarity for 2 other…activists who were returned to prison on…lese-majeste [charges].” | The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/thai-activists-hospitalized-after-hunger-strike-over-royal-defamation-cases/ #LèseMajesté

#Thailand should dismiss the case against 22 protest leaders charged with insulting the monarchy – …known as lèse-majesté — sedition, & a range of public order offenses, & adhere to its international human rights obligations, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) & TrialWatch Expert…Kevin Bell AM KC said today in an amicus brief submitted to the Bangkok Criminal Court. | Clooney Foundation for Justice https://cfj.org/news_posts/thailand-should-dismiss-charges-against-22-protest-leaders/ #FairTrials #LèseMajesté #RightToDissent #freedex #FOE

Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s health crisis has triggered speculation on the future of Thailand’s monarchy amid an increasing anti-royalist public sentiment.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vkea/thailand-royal-crisis-succession-princess-bajrakitiyabhas
#Thailand #worldnews #Thaiking #royals #lèsemajesté

A ruthless Thai royalist vigilante whose followers threatened critics of the monarchy and their families with death and rape, driving many dissidents into exile, says he wants to spend his twilight years in Australia.

Australia must refuse.

#Australia
#Thailand
#112
#LeseMajeste

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a-ruthless-thai-vigilante-wants-to-retire-in-australia-victims-who-fled-here-say-he-must-be-stopped-20221204-p5c3fk.html

A criminal code revision expected to pass in Indonesia any day now will illegalize sex outside of marriage and offending the president: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/02/indonesia-set-to-make-sex-outside-marriage-punishable-by-jail

#sex #authoritarianism #indonesia #conservatism #islamism #guardian #theguardian #lesemajeste #lese-majeste

Monk Fled Thailand for ‘Insulting’ King

Phra Panya said he disagreed with the law because it granted His Majesty the King the power to appoint or remove key positions in the national Buddhist hierarchy, which he saw as a blurred line between the church and the state. He made clear of his objection in those Facebook posts.
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Due to legal concerns, Khaosod English cannot republish his comments in full.

#thailand #freedom #freedomofspeach #politics #authoritarianism #lesemajeste