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Somyot denied bail and his petition to the Constitutional Court dismissed
2012-05-21 05:32
 

On 18 May, a bail request by Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was denied yet again and the Constitutional Court dismissed his petition to seek its ruling on the constitutionality of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse majesté law.

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Amphon’s medical certificate not clear, court official says
2012-05-18 21:26
 

On 16 May, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs met to hear the case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, the lèse majesté convict who died from liver cancer during detention, and invited officials from several agencies including the Corrections Department, the Court of Justice and the National Human Rights Commission, as well as Amphon’s lawyers and family members.

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UK govt asked questions about death of Ah Kong and LM
Andrew Spooner
2012-05-17 14:01
 

Four questions have been asked of the UK government by Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kerry McCarthy MP (Britsol East, Labour Party) regarding the death of political prisoner Ampon Tangnoppakul  AKA Ah Kong and the on-going situation vis a vis the use of lese majeste laws in Thailand.

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September verdict for jailed Somyot?
Free Somyot Campaign
2012-05-15 04:40
 

Hearings ended on 3 May in the trial of Thai journalist and labour organiser Somyot Pruksakasemsuk. Already held for over a year on remand, he could face up to 30 years' jail for the publication of two articles that allegedly breach Thailand's draconian lèse majesté law. At the time, he was the acting editor-in-chief of the magazine in which the articles appeared. He did not write them, and neither of them even mentions the King of Thailand.

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The Mainstream Media’s Normalization of Censorship and One-Sided Information about Thai Monarchy
Pravit Rojanaphruk
2012-05-14 19:03
 

Years of mainstream mass media self-censorship on any information and news critical about the Thai monarchy and their incessant supply of mostly one-sided and positive-only information about the royal institution is unlikely to change anytime soon since there’s no outrage or even public introspection by major media associations and corporations.

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Ah Kong is Dead, Liberty is Less Swift than the God of Death
Phiengkham Pradabkhwam
2012-05-14 18:48
 

In the end, freedom is slower to arrive than death
Justice can wait        can make way for a tranquil homeland
They honeymooned on a day of love        a truce       
The war is not over yet        However many corpses, let it be!

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Lèse majesté complaint lodged against NHRC members
2012-05-13 23:05
 

National Human Rights Commissioner Niran Phithakwatchara and members of an NHRC subcommittee have been accused of lèse majesté by the head of Kaeng Krachan National Park after they intervened in a project, which the park claims was implemented in honour of the King.

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10,000 signatures collected to amend Article 112
2012-05-11 18:37
 

The Campaign Committee to Amend Article 112 (CCAA) has already collected over 10,000 signatures to propose the Nitirat bill to Parliament to amend the lèse majesté law.

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Amphon's death challenges both red shirts and the govt
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation
2012-05-11 17:14
 

The death of lese majeste detainee Amphon "Akong" Tangnoppakul, also known as "Uncle SMS", inside Bangkok Remand Prison Hospital on Monday has re-ignited hopes of amending the draconian lese majeste law.

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Amphon’s first and last letter to his lawyer
2012-05-10 05:44
 

Amphon Tangnoppakul sent a letter to his lawyer Anon Nampha from Bangkok Remand Prison on 11 April.  The letter was published on the lawyer’s Rassadornprasong Law Office website on 1 May.

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