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Thailand: Scholar charged with Lese Majeste

Monday, February 16th, 2009 @ 23:56 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Thailand
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Law
Languages:: English

Accused of violating Thailand's lese-majeste law, Bangkok-based professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn fled to the United Kingdom to avoid prosecution. FACT writes that “Thailand seems intent on sending its best and brightest into exile. If no free-thinker stays to fight lese majeste repression in Thailand, only tyranny remains.”

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[...] Siam’ Manifesto which has energized political debates in recent weeks in Thailand. Giles recently fled Thailand to avoid persecution for committing lese majeste. He was accused of offending the Thai [...]

# 2009-03-3 at 1:47 am
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[...] [in] che nelle scorse settimane ha rianimato il dibattito politico in Tailandia. Giles recentemente è fuggito [in] dalla Tailandia onde evitare la persecuzione per “lesa maestà” [in]. È stato [...]

# 2009-03-5 at 0:19 am
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[...] Siam’ Manifesto which has energized political debates in recent weeks in Thailand. Giles recently fled Thailand to avoid persecution for “committing” lese majeste. He was accused of offending the [...]

# 2009-03-6 at 14:27 pm

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