Critics say it's a chilling display of laws which ban anything considered an insult to the monarchy.
One of the duck illustrations in the offending satirical calendarA Thai man has been jailed for two years for selling calendars which featured satirical comments and rubber ducks in royal regalia, which prosecutors said defamed the monarchy.He is among about 200 people who have been arrested under lese-majeste laws since 2020 in what critics say has been a crackdown on free speech.
"This case sends a message to all Thais, and to the rest of the world, that Thailand is moving further away from - not closer to - becoming a rights-respecting democracy," said HRW Asia director Elaine Pearson. The law - which carries a maximum 15 year jail sentence - has a broad definition as to what constitutes an insult to the king, his successor or regent, and the queen.
In recent times, people have been prosecuted for dressing like the king's consort or insulting the king's dog.
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