The Latest Breaking News from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights

Thai court adds prison term for activist lawyer convicted of royal insult

Total jail time rises above three decades as further cases remain pending

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Thai appeals court finds 5 activists guilty of trying to block royal motorcade in 2020

An appeals court in Thailand has reversed the acquittals of five people charged with impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, handing them prison sentences ranging from 16 to 21 years

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

A US scholar jailed in Thailand on charges of insulting the monarchy is released on bail

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The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Another teen girl faces 112 charge

A teenage girl from Phitsanulok has been released on bail after being formally charged with royal defamation, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023

Samran Rat riot suspects freed on bail

All nine suspects facing charges arising from a violent confrontation at the Samran Rat police station in Bangkok on Wednesday night have been granted bail.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

Calls grow for release of teen held for LM

Thai authorities should drop charges and release a 15-year-old girl detained for alleged royal defamation, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2023

Court rejects LM suspect's bid to attend UN talks

The Criminal Court has refused to consider a request by a lese-majeste suspect who is seeking permission to travel abroad to attend meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, lawyers say.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

Thai man gets 2-year term for calendar said to mock king

A Thai man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the country’s monarch

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Third hunger striker granted bail

Sitthichok Sethasavet, a hunger-striking political activist who is appealing his royal defamation conviction, has been granted bail, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 10, 2023

Two hunger strikers granted bail

Two hunger strikers were granted bail on Tuesday on grounds that their health was in serious danger, but the application of a third was rejected.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023