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Thailand’s Lese-Majeste Law Looks Here to Stay

Por: Time World July 21, 2023

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A 19-year-old pro-democracy activist in Bangkok was on Thursday to one year in jail for wearing a crop top in 2020—or rather, for poking fun at Thailand’s yet King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in part . The teenager, identified by the pseudonym Sainam, is one of at least , including minors , who have been charged in the last three years with violating Section 112 of the country’s criminal code, which punishes criticisms of the monarchy with up to... + full article



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