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Thai activist lawyer Anon Nampa faces over 29 years in prison over ‘Royal Insult’

Written by Prachatai

2 days ago

Thailand-based US scholar faces prison term and deportation for alleged royal insult and cybercrime violations

Written by Mong Palatino

21 April 2025

Providing a safe space for Myanmar’s embattled journalists and human rights defenders

Written by Mong Palatino

12 February 2025

Activist Thai lawyer gets additional years in prison for ‘defaming’ the monarchy

Written by Mong Palatino

21 January 2025

Stories about Thailand

From Myanmar to Thailand: Displaced journalists tell their stories

They left after the coup but continued to report the situation in their communities

Written by Prachatai

27 August 2024

Montagnard Indigenous activist arrested in Thailand, resists being extradited to Vietnam

He was convicted in Vietnam for alleged terrorism

Written by Mong Palatino

17 July 2024

Thai youth activist charged with royal defamation dies in custody

Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom was on hunger strike for 65 days

Written by Mong Palatino

19 May 2024

Southeast Asian media groups cite need for press freedom in dealing with extreme weather events

"Every story is potentially an environmental story"

Written by Mong Palatino

13 May 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

From silence to symbols: How Thais are employing language in new ways towards freedom of expression

Exploring the 'Tour' online phenomenon

Written by EngageMedia

21 January 2024

Despite change in government, another Thai activist is jailed for royal defamation

At least 257 individuals face the same charge of insulting the king

Written by Mong Palatino

11 October 2023

A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia

Seven groups are monitoring press freedom cases in six countries

Written by Mong Palatino

14 August 2023

Thailand election debate: Parties share stand on royal defamation law

The law has been used to detain government critics

Written by Prachatai

30 April 2023

Underscoring the challenges of promoting digital rights in Southeast Asia

The report also has a proposal on improving digital security research

Written by Mong Palatino

24 April 2023

Ahead of elections, Thai political parties commit to upholding digital rights

Representatives from three major political parties were joined by other local stakeholders

Written by EngageMedia

27 March 2023

Thailand’s new ministerial decree could further suppress free speech online

Service providers have 24 hours to comply with takedown orders

Written by Mong Palatino

14 January 2023

Indonesia's new penal code revisions don't just threaten sexual freedoms

Free speech, journalistic integrity, and LGBTQ+ rights are also at risk

Written by Sydney Allen

15 December 2022

Thai protesters demand the abolition of royal defamation law

Authorities have been using the law to arrest pro-democracy activists

Written by Prachatai

2 November 2021

Thai woman receives 43-year sentence for sharing audio clips ‘defaming’ the monarchy

Accused had already spent over three years in jail for alleged offense

Written by Mong Palatino

25 January 2021

Human rights defenders and journalists under attack in Southeast Asia

The past two weeks saw several disturbing cases of arrests, convictions, and raids targeting human rights activists and journalists in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Written by Mong Palatino

11 August 2020

Moderate globally, impact locally: A series on content moderation in the Global South

'Content moderation raises difficult challenges...'

Written by Guest Contributor

5 August 2020

A glimpse at Thailand's digital ID through the biometric profiling of Malay Muslims

A digital ID bill was passed in 2019

Written by Darika Bamrungchok

18 May 2020

Thai journalist convicted over a 2017 Twitter post about a labor conflict

"There is a high level of self-censorship in Thailand… When you forbid freedom of expression… you forbid an open society."

Written by Mong Palatino

13 January 2020

Thai Twitter users face threats over comments on royal motorcade

At least 25 people are now in jail for lèse majesté

Written by Prachatai

10 October 2019

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