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Law will expand the government’s power to private communications Thailand is looking to buy software that will strengthen the military’s control over the internet while simultaneously working on a cyber law that will enable them […]
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Austrailan editor Alan Morison and his Thai reporter colleague Chutima Sidasathian, have been found not guilty in this morning’s highly anticipated verdict, reports the Guardian. The Phuket based journalists stood trial on charges of defamation […]
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Australian journalist Alan Morison says he is “hopeful” for tomorrow’s verdict at Phuket Criminal Court, where he is being tried for allegedly defaming the Royal Thai Navy. As the Sydney Morning Herald reports, Morison, 67, […]
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A criminal defamation case against two journalists in Thailand, including an Australian, is set to begin today, despite calls from the United Nations for the charges to be dropped. The Thai Navy have lodged a […]
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Two independent journalist organizations are warning Ukraine against its the introduction of the country’s new law criminalizing slander. The country’s deputy prosecutor general plans to make slander a crime in Ukraine. The International Federation of Journalists […]
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A prominent Thai magazine editor and journalist was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday for defamation. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk allegedly published two articles that defamed Thailand’s monarchy in an anti-establishment magazine. Thai activists and […]
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The Star | In June, the president of Zambia launched a defamation lawsuit against Canadian lawyer Robert Amsterdam. Earlier this week, the head of Thailand’s army followed suit. Amsterdam, who has made a name for […]
