Thailand's lese-majeste law 'stiffling dissent'

lese majeste  This is due to the Lese-majeste law which states that it is illegal to threaten, insult and defame the monarch of Thailand The law's original intention was to of the Thai national identity and made even more inviolable through the application of the lese-majeste law What makes the situation in Thailand largely unique

Thailand's lese-majeste law, which forbids the insult of the monarchy, is among the strictest in the world  It is the highest ever sentence handed down under the country's notorious lese majeste law

Thailand: End Harsh Punishments for Lese Majeste Offenses – A Thai court's sentencing of a 61-year-old man to 20 years in prison The lese-majeste law stipulates that whoever defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent shall be