More Lèse-Majesté Charges in Thailand
The jailing Wednesday in Bangkok of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the webmaster of the popular independent Thai online news portal Prachatai, is another example of the stringent crackdown on any comment about the country's monarchy as the process to succeed the ailing 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej grows more intense.
Chiranuch was released after paying a…
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