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Time to abolish Thailand’s lèse majesté law
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Time to abolish Thailand’s lèse majesté law

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May 05, 2008
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Once again we are seeing the extreme right in Thailand using lèse majesté, or the crime of injury to the royalty, as an excuse to encourage acts of violence against those who stand up for freedom and justice.

Thirty years ago, agitation by the extreme right through such media outlets as the Tank Corps radio station and Dao Sayam newspaper, resulted in th…

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