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The arrest was reportedly the first lèse majesté charge against a Thai Facebook user. [15] In response, Amnesty International named Wipas Thailand's first prisoner of conscience in nearly three decades. [16] May 2011 Joe Gordon American freedom of expression activist, born in Thailand as Lerpong Wichaikhammat
Thai labor leader Tanong disappeared after his car was found abandoned in Bangkok's Rat Burana District, shortly after a military coup. Repeated inquiries from his family to the police and other government agencies received no reply, and his fate remains unknown. [27] 19 July 1991 Jared Negrete: 12 San Gorgonio Mountain, California, U.S.
A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted four national park employees, including a senior official, of the kidnapping and murder of an Indigenous rights activist who disappeared under suspicious ...
An American serviceman killed fighting the Japanese on the island of Saipan. Initially declared missing in action, his remains were discovered by a Japanese nonprofit organization searching for the remains of fallen Japanese soldiers in 2013. His remains were identified via DNA testing in December 2013. [159] Killed in action 69 years 1944
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This list represents a sample of American people imprisoned abroad by state and non-state actors, past and present. This list includes both citizens of the United States and legal permanent residents. It represents individuals imprisoned through various channels, including tried crimes and kidnappings.
Police believe Sanit’s motive came from a huge debt the family was in. Police said Sanit is a debt guarantor for his friend in an amount of 400,000 baht ($11,400).
Order of Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat for summary execution of two men on lèse majesté charges in 1961. In Thailand, lèse-majesté is a crime according to Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, which makes it illegal to defame, insult, or threaten the king of Thailand, the queen of Thailand, the heir to the throne of Thailand, or the regent of Thailand.