Thailand's lese-majeste law has created an intellectual cage where the law eliminates political thought
"Thailand has achieved the impossible: killing democracy with democratic weapons while making the murder look like constitutional governance." […]
Thinking of the people of Thailand, and their desire for #democracy.
Such dangers from the #LeseMajeste #Section112 law
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^^ "Complex question" fallacy detected, & highly offensive content to boot. Proto- social media influencer stunt, even tho I recognize he's doing a (one-note) bit as "Dennis Pennis." Where does one even begin to answer a question like (the classic) "When did you stop beating your wife?" #LeseMajeste
Interview with academic Paul Chambers about lèse-majesté in Thailand and the risks for academics on Southeast Asia
"I would say that Southeast Asia is, perhaps with the exception of Timor-Leste, a region where foreign scholars working at or visiting institutions in Southeast Asia should beware […]
#Thailand: Conviction of #humanrights defender & lawyer Arnon Nampa to 2 years in jail on 28 May for his speech on monarchy reforms is outrageous & must be overturned. He faces a total sentence of 24 years under the #lesemajeste law. We stand in solidarity and call for his release #StandAsMyWitness
A charges of lèse-majesté against academic Paul Chambers has been dropped by the Thai Attorney General. However, he has lost his job at Naresuan University and been forced to leave Thailand
#Thailand #LeseMajeste #HumanRights
A must read article by Pavin Chachavalpongpun of #112Watch, who talked to @reuters.com on the #lesemajeste charge against Dr. Paul Chambers. Pavin sees the developments in the case as a legal trap against critics of #Thailand's #monarchy. Please repost for reach!
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Since the 2014 coup Thailand's military has entrenched its power and weaponised the lèse-majesté law
"Thailand's experience since 2014 offers important lessons for understanding democratic backsliding globally. The Thai case demonstrates how constitutional engineering can be used to create […]
Thai prosecutors have dropped lèse-majesté charges against Paul Chambers, an American academic who was teaching at Naresuan University in Thailand
In recent years hundreds of Thai people have been charged with lèse-majesté. The law has been used to limit discussion of political topics including […]
"Further complicating matters was the recent arrest of #PaulChambers, a prominent American academic in #Thailand on a charge of #lesemajeste. The State Department also expressed its concern about that case, saying it could represent a threat to #academicfreedom."
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📢📢American scholar Dr. Paul Chambers needs YOUR help. Consider a donation to help promote the petition calling for the charges against him to be dropped immediately! #Thailand #AcademicFreedom #Article112 #lesemajeste
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Thailand's lèse-majesté law creates a democratic contradiction: the most important law remains beyond academic discussion
"Without academic freedom to discuss, analyze, and critique Section 112, constitutional development in Thailand faces a fundamental impasse." […]
This isn't normal. Academic freedom should be protected in a free society. The charges against Dr. Paul Chambers should be dropped immediately.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/free-dr-pa...
#lesemajeste #PaulChambers #Thailand #academicfreedom
Paul Chambers, a U.S. academic working at Naresuan University in Thailand, has been granted bail after seven days in detention. He has been charged with lèse-majesté, which is often used by Thai authorities to suppress dissent and restrict discussion of political issues […]
HRW have called for the immediate release of Paul Chambers who has been detained on lese majeste charges in Thailand
Chambers is an academic known for his research on civil-military relations in Thailand. He is currently teaching at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok province
While hundreds of […]
Dr. Paul Chambers, a renowned Thai studies scholar and American citizen was arrested and charged under Article 112 of #Thailand’s Constitution for #lesemajeste and for violation of its Computer Crimes Act. Join me in calling for his release!
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An American academic, Paul Chambers, has been arrested in Thailand and charged with lese-majeste for allegedly insulting the monarchy. The arrest took place following a speech Chambers delivered at a seminar in Bangkok, where he reportedly made co
#LeseMajeste #Monarchy #PaulChambers #Thailand
Thailand's #lesemajeste law - frequently wielded denial of free speech (and scholarship)
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Local media reports that Dr. Paul Chambers, historian and Thai military history expert has been arrested on lesé-majeste (article 112) charges.
Dr. Chambers is a critic of Thai military involvement in politics and so called “khaki capitalism”
#article112 #lesemajeste #thailand
44 politicians from the former Move Forward Party in Thailand face possible lifetime bans from participating in politics.
They are charged with "breaching ethical standards" for sponsoring a bill to reform the lèse-majesté law […]
Thai court issues arrest warrant for #ThaiProtest activists Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul and Parit Chiwarak for failing to show up to a hearing for one of their numerous #lesemajeste cases stemming from their pro-reform protests in 2020-21. The latter has reportedly fled the country last year.
#Cambodia has introduced #lesemajeste #law, criminalising criticism of the king, attracting 5yr prison sentence. Another nail in the coffin of #democracy & #freeSpeech there. #HumanRights...
#Thailand #military court sentences man to 25 years for defaming monarchy. #humanRights #freeSpeech #lesemajeste jurist.org/paperchase/2015/04/thail...
#Thailand editor sentenced by #military court for defaming king. #freeSpeech #humanRights #lesemajeste...
@KristieKenney If #Thailand's king didn't want people talking shit about him, he wouldn't have killed his brother. #lolThais #lesemajeste
