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Former stock broker gets 4 years for posting two webboard comments in 2009
2012-12-26 07:01
 

On 25 Dec, the Criminal Court found Katha Pachariyaphong guilty on two counts under the 2007 Computer Crimes Act and sentenced him to 6 years in prison, but reduced the prison term to 4 years due to his guilty plea.

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MICT blocks Nitirat page on 1st declaration of the People’s Party
2012-12-15 00:01
 

The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has blocked a page of the Nitirat website which published the first declaration of the People’s Party after the overthrow of the Absolute Monarchy in 1932.

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Updates on lèse majesté and computer crime cases
2012-12-01 13:34
 

The Criminal Court is likely to deliver its ruling by the end of this year on a case in which a stockbroker has been prosecuted for posting comments on Same Sky or Fah Diew Kan webboard in 2009.

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Chiranuch appeals against guilty verdict
2012-10-06 09:49
 

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Director of Prachatai, has appealed against the court verdict which found her guilty under the cyber crime law.

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Now a free man
2012-08-04 13:32
 

After serving about 2 years and 4 months in prison, Nat Sattayapornpisut was released on 19 April this year.  He was jailed for sending e-mails to a foreign friend containing links to some materials available on the internet deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy.

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THAILAND: Freedom of expression under attack
Asian Legal Resource Centre
2012-06-12 13:44
 

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring the crisis of freedom of expression in Thailand to the attention of the Human Rights Council. This statement is the third on this topic that the ALRC has submitted to the Council since May 2011. During the seventeenth session of the Council in May 2011, the ALRC highlighted the rise in the legal and unofficial use of section 112 of the Criminal Code and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act (CCA) to constrict freedom of expression and intimidate citizens critical of the monarchy (A/HRC/17/NGO/27).

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Harsh Internet Laws Silence Thai Netizens
Marwaan Macan-Markar, IPS
2012-06-06 20:41
 

BANGKOK, Jun 5, 2012 (IPS) - When Thai police raided the headquarters of the popular alternative news portal ‘Prachatai’ and arrested its executive director, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, back in 2009, the 46-year-old media worker was completely in the dark about her crime.

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THAILAND: Verdict in landmark freedom of expression case
Asian Human Rights Commission
2012-05-31 11:15
 

On 30 May 2012, the Criminal Court read its verdict in the case in Black Case No. 1667/2553, in which Chiranuch Premchaiporn was charged with ten alleged violations of the 2007 Computer Crimes Act (CCA). Chiranuch is the 44-year-old webmaster of Prachatai, an independent online news site, which has served as an important platform for critical news, discussion, and debate for over seven years in Thailand. The charges against her in this case stemmed from her alleged failure to remove comments deemed offensive to the monarchy from the Prachatai webboard quickly enough.

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Thailand: Internet Trial a Major Setback for Free Speech
Human Rights Watch
2012-05-31 01:46
 

Web Manager Convicted for Failing to Remove Lese Majeste Content

(New York, May 30, 2012) – The conviction of a prominent website manager on computer crimes charges highlights the Thai government’s growing misuse of laws intended to protect the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said today. Imposing a prison sentence adds to the climate of fear and self-censorship in Thailand’s media, Human Rights Watch said.

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Chiranuch gets suspended jail term
2012-05-31 01:41
 

On 30 May, the Criminal Court found Prachatai Director Chiranuch Premchaiporn guilty of allowing readers’ comments deemed offensive to the monarchy to remain on the Prachatai webboard for too long.

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