Tag: Freedom of speech
UN Experts Express Concern Over Misuse of Royal Defamation Law
Independent experts have expressed their deep concern over the recent dissolution of the Move Forward Party in Thailand by the Constitutional Court on 7 August. They are disappointed by the use of the lèse-majesté...
MFP Dissolution: Impact on Political Pluralism in Thailand – EU, UN, Five Countries
The dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP) and the subsequent banning of its leaders from politics for a decade by the Constitutional Court in Thailand has sparked international condemnation from various organizations and...
Former Red Shirt Leader Sentenced for Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information
Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has been sentenced to five years in prison for revealing classified Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents during a TV broadcast in 2009. The Thai Rath Online reported that Jatuporn...