#lesemajeste — Public Fediverse posts
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Crime de lèse-majesté : une attaque policière contre une caricature de Macron
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44 politicians from the now-dissolved opposition Move Forward Party face prosecution in Thailand for attempting to reform the lèse-majesté law
Thailand has the world's harshest lèse-majesté law with at least 291 people charged since 2014
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
In a self-governing country the people are called citizens. Under a despotism or autocracy the people are called subjects. This is because in a free country the people are themselves sovereign, while in a despotic country the people are under a sovereign. In the United States the people are all citizens, including its President. The rest of them are fellow citizens of the President. In Germany the people are all subjects of the Kaiser. They are not his fellow citizens, they are his subjects.
This is the essential difference between the United States and Germany, but the difference would vanish if we now submitted to the foolish or traitorous persons who endeavor to make it a crime to tell the truth about the Administration when the Administration is guilty of incompetence or other shortcomings. Such an endeavor is itself a crime against the nation. Those who take such an attitude are guilty of moral treason of a kind both abject and dangerous.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Essay (1918-04-06), “Citizens or Subjects?” Kansas City StarMore info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #lesemajeste #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freepress #freedomofthepress #censorship #citizenry #criticism #freecountry #president #sovereignty
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
In a self-governing country the people are called citizens. Under a despotism or autocracy the people are called subjects. This is because in a free country the people are themselves sovereign, while in a despotic country the people are under a sovereign. In the United States the people are all citizens, including its President. The rest of them are fellow citizens of the President. In Germany the people are all subjects of the Kaiser. They are not his fellow citizens, they are his subjects.
This is the essential difference between the United States and Germany, but the difference would vanish if we now submitted to the foolish or traitorous persons who endeavor to make it a crime to tell the truth about the Administration when the Administration is guilty of incompetence or other shortcomings. Such an endeavor is itself a crime against the nation. Those who take such an attitude are guilty of moral treason of a kind both abject and dangerous.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Essay (1918-04-06), “Citizens or Subjects?” Kansas City StarMore info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #lesemajeste #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freepress #freedomofthepress #censorship #citizenry #criticism #freecountry #president #sovereignty
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
In a self-governing country the people are called citizens. Under a despotism or autocracy the people are called subjects. This is because in a free country the people are themselves sovereign, while in a despotic country the people are under a sovereign. In the United States the people are all citizens, including its President. The rest of them are fellow citizens of the President. In Germany the people are all subjects of the Kaiser. They are not his fellow citizens, they are his subjects.
This is the essential difference between the United States and Germany, but the difference would vanish if we now submitted to the foolish or traitorous persons who endeavor to make it a crime to tell the truth about the Administration when the Administration is guilty of incompetence or other shortcomings. Such an endeavor is itself a crime against the nation. Those who take such an attitude are guilty of moral treason of a kind both abject and dangerous.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Essay (1918-04-06), “Citizens or Subjects?” Kansas City StarMore info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #lesemajeste #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freepress #freedomofthepress #censorship #citizenry #criticism #freecountry #president #sovereignty
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
In a self-governing country the people are called citizens. Under a despotism or autocracy the people are called subjects. This is because in a free country the people are themselves sovereign, while in a despotic country the people are under a sovereign. In the United States the people are all citizens, including its President. The rest of them are fellow citizens of the President. In Germany the people are all subjects of the Kaiser. They are not his fellow citizens, they are his subjects.
This is the essential difference between the United States and Germany, but the difference would vanish if we now submitted to the foolish or traitorous persons who endeavor to make it a crime to tell the truth about the Administration when the Administration is guilty of incompetence or other shortcomings. Such an endeavor is itself a crime against the nation. Those who take such an attitude are guilty of moral treason of a kind both abject and dangerous.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Essay (1918-04-06), “Citizens or Subjects?” Kansas City StarMore info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #lesemajeste #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freepress #freedomofthepress #censorship #citizenry #criticism #freecountry #president #sovereignty
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
In a self-governing country the people are called citizens. Under a despotism or autocracy the people are called subjects. This is because in a free country the people are themselves sovereign, while in a despotic country the people are under a sovereign. In the United States the people are all citizens, including its President. The rest of them are fellow citizens of the President. In Germany the people are all subjects of the Kaiser. They are not his fellow citizens, they are his subjects.
This is the essential difference between the United States and Germany, but the difference would vanish if we now submitted to the foolish or traitorous persons who endeavor to make it a crime to tell the truth about the Administration when the Administration is guilty of incompetence or other shortcomings. Such an endeavor is itself a crime against the nation. Those who take such an attitude are guilty of moral treason of a kind both abject and dangerous.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Essay (1918-04-06), “Citizens or Subjects?” Kansas City StarMore info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #lesemajeste #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freepress #freedomofthepress #censorship #citizenry #criticism #freecountry #president #sovereignty
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Thailand's lese-majeste law has created an intellectual cage where the law eliminates political thought
"Thailand has achieved the impossible: killing democracy with democratic weapons while making the murder look like constitutional governance."
https://112watch.org/how-thailand-killed-political-thought-with-constitutional-law/
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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/asia-pacific/thaksin-defamation-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #paetongtarnshinawatra #thailand #thaksinshinawatra #lesemajeste
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Interview with academic Paul Chambers about lèse-majesté in Thailand and the risks for academics on Southeast Asia
"I would say that Southeast Asia is, perhaps with the exception of Timor-Leste, a region where foreign scholars working at or visiting institutions in Southeast Asia should beware of researching, writing, or speaking about sensitive topics in those countries."
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A charges of lèse-majesté against academic Paul Chambers has been dropped by the Thai Attorney General. However, he has lost his job at Naresuan University and been forced to leave Thailand
prachataienglish.com/node/11415
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Since the 2014 coup Thailand's military has entrenched its power and weaponised the lèse-majesté law
"Thailand's experience since 2014 offers important lessons for understanding democratic backsliding globally. The Thai case demonstrates how constitutional engineering can be used to create "autocracy by design" – systems that maintain the outward appearance of democratic institutions while systematically undermining their substance."
https://112watch.org/coup-by-constitution-thailands-khaki-takeover/
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Thai prosecutors have dropped lèse-majesté charges against Paul Chambers, an American academic who was teaching at Naresuan University in Thailand
In recent years hundreds of Thai people have been charged with lèse-majesté. The law has been used to limit discussion of political topics including the role of the monarchy and constitutional reform
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Thailand's lèse-majesté law creates a democratic contradiction: the most important law remains beyond academic discussion
"Without academic freedom to discuss, analyze, and critique Section 112, constitutional development in Thailand faces a fundamental impasse."
https://112watch.org/how-lese-majeste-laws-create-a-constitutional-blind-spot/
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Paul Chambers, a U.S. academic working at Naresuan University in Thailand, has been granted bail after seven days in detention. He has been charged with lèse-majesté, which is often used by Thai authorities to suppress dissent and restrict discussion of political issues
https://112watch.org/112watch-speaks-to-family-of-paul-chambers/
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HRW have called for the immediate release of Paul Chambers who has been detained on lese majeste charges in Thailand
Chambers is an academic known for his research on civil-military relations in Thailand. He is currently teaching at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok province
While hundreds of Thai activists have faced charges of lese majeste in recent years, cases involving foreigners are rare
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/08/thailand-us-scholar-detained-royal-insult-charge
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44 politicians from the former Move Forward Party in Thailand face possible lifetime bans from participating in politics.
They are charged with "breaching ethical standards" for sponsoring a bill to reform the lèse-majesté law
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/20/thai-opposition-members-face-possible-lifetime-ban-politics
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UN experts have called on Thailand to immediately repeal its lésé majesté law
“Under international law individuals have the right to criticise public officials, including a King, and to advocate peacefully for the reform of any public institution, including the monarchy,” the experts said
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This is huge news for #Thailand, especially with the same court disbanding the country’s most popular political party (which is also in the opposition due to the screwy electoral process involving unelected Senators chosen by the military gov’t on its way “out”). Things are going to get very interesting.
#coup #democracy #lesemajeste https://stranger.social/@KhunKai/112960398278934933
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28 year old Thai activist, in prison for ‘insulting the monarchy’, dies after hunger strike. Lese Majeste laws are so ridiculous. To let an intelligent young woman die like this is a black mark on #Thailand and should weigh heavily on all tourists planning a visit to the country. #LeseMajeste #Tourism #SEAsia #Siam
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“According to data from #Thailand Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) up to Nov 30 this year, 1,935 people have been prosecuted for political participation and expression since the beginning of the Free Youth protests against the military-linked government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in July 2020. At least 262 are facing #LeseMajeste charges under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, and 135 have been charged with sedition under Section 116. “
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#LeseMajeste raises its insecure head again:
“An activist-turned-lawmaker in #Thailand was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday (Dec 13) for insulting the powerful monarchy, her lawyer said, over a series of posts a judge deemed defamatory to the crown.
#RukchanokSrinork, 29, of the progressive Move Forward Party faces disqualification as a member of parliament for Bangkok if the court does not grant her bail…” -
"Stratton said that when the organizers asked police why they were being detained, they were told officers 'would figure it out' after they had searched the anti-monarchy protesters. After searching them, police told the six organizers they were arresting them and seizing hundreds of their placards carrying the slogan 'Not My King'."
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While the man was detained, others sprung to action overnight, spray painting the same anti-monarchy symbols across Bangkok, Thailand.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3dgb/activist-arrested-street-art-thailand
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The Thai activists finally agreed to take small amounts of water and intravenous drips in late January, but still refused solid food.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bqd8/thai-activists-hunger-strike
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Rubber ducks have become an unexpected symbol of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement, which have called for reforms to the monarchy’s sweeping powers.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjgyw/thailand-royal-defamation-laws-rubber-ducks
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@ElodieVercken
C'est la même sale gueule que l'an dernier ?
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#LeseMajeste #LèseMajesté #Poland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9%23Poland
* Dec 2020 - man sentenced: 6 months' community service for drawing a penis on poster of president #Duda [1]
* 23 Mar 2021 - 3 pupils appear in court for damaging Duda poster
* 23 Mar 2021 - author Żulczyk risks 3 years in prison for 1-word Duda insult on birdsite [2]
Prediction: Żulczyk +lawyers will fight for #FreedomOfSpeech
[1] https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kujawsko-pomorskie/torun-zniewazyl-prezydenta-dude-zapadl-wyrok/1hzrr87 (archive https://archive.today/uZlYF)
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Monk Fled Thailand for ‘Insulting’ King
Phra Panya said he disagreed with the law because it granted His Majesty the King the power to appoint or remove key positions in the national Buddhist hierarchy, which he saw as a blurred line between the church and the state. He made clear of his objection in those Facebook posts.
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Due to legal concerns, Khaosod English cannot republish his comments in full.#thailand #freedom #freedomofspeach #politics #authoritarianism #lesemajeste