New lese majeste precedence set by Thailand's public prosecutors

In February, Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and Porntip Maunkong, 26, pleaded guilty to lese majeste following their arrest last August for their role

The conviction and sentencing of a human rights lawyer and activist last week under Thailand's lese-majeste law — the first since the

lese majeste According to the lese majeste law, anyone can file a complaint against others without being the damaged party, a provision that critics say is

lese majeste Prosecutions under the junta have dramatically widened what counts as lese majeste, from an academic who questioned a 16th century royal