King Vajiralongkorn
Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management
The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch
Thai activists renew push for repeal of lèse-majesté law with petitions and demonstrations
Different groups are trying to mobilize for repealing Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, which they argue has been weaponized as a tool for political repression by the pro-military government
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