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Thailand lawmakers vote to impeach former PM
Thailand's military-appointed legislature on Friday voted to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra , banning her from office for five years for corruption in a scheme to subsidize rice farmers within the country. In addition to the impea (More) |
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Thailand legislature begins impeachment hearing of former PM
Thailand's legislature on Friday began an impeachment hearing against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra , who is charged for her alleged role in a disastrous government rice subsidy scheme. The Thai military-appointed legislature is expect (More) |
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Lèse-majesté in Thailand: The Rule of Law Crisis
JURIST Guest Columnist Jean-Marie Kamatali, of Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, discusses the use and misuse of lèse-majesté...Despite increasing domestic and international pressure on Thailand to repeal or revise the pro (More) |
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Thailand editor sentenced for defaming king
A military court in Thailand on Monday sentenced web editor Nut Rungwong to four-and-a-half years in jail for publishing an article five years ago that the court ruled defamed the nation's king. Thailand's lese-majeste law, which punishes people who (More) |
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Thailand student sentenced for insulting king in Facebook post
A Thai court sentenced university student Akkaradet Eiamsuwan to two-and-a-half years in prison for posting a message on Facebook that the court said insulted the country's king. The criminal court judge found Eiamsuwan guilty of violating the natio (More) |
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HRW: Thailand yet to address 2004 attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday criticized the lack of action taken by the Thai government to bring police and military personnel responsible for the deaths of protestors in Tak Bai in 2004 to justice. This failure, according to HRW Asian dir (More) |
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Thailand scholar facing charges for comments against former king
Prominent Thai scholar Sulak Sivaraksa was cited in a criminal complaint on Thursday for his comments about a Thai king who died 400 years ago. Two retired senior army officers filed the criminal complaint, which included a charge of lese-majeste, (More) |
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AI urges Thailand junta to end 'spiral of repression'
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called upon [report; press release] Thailand's military to end the "spiral of repression" that has been present since the military imposed martial law in May. The report, entitled "Attitude adjustment—10 (More) |
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Thailand rights activists call for end to martial law
A group of Thailand human rights activists denounced the country's state of martial law on Monday, accusing the ruling military junta of imposing a judicial "twilight zone." The rights group has called for an end to martial law which was institute (More) |
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Thailand court dismisses murder case against ex-PM
The Criminal Court in Bangkok on Thursday dismissed the murder case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban for lack of jurisdiction. Abhisit and Suthep are charged with premeditated an (More) |
Henry VIII becomes King of England
On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.
Learn more about Henry VIII.
