Professor William Ayers via Wikimedia Commons

Bill Ayers: Obama should be put on trial for war crimes

Representative Jim Bridenstine screenshot

Republican mentions suffering of Jesus amid anti-abortion speech on House floor

Samantha Bee on LGBT bullying of Christians

Daily Show’s Samantha Bee explores the right’s ‘giant temper tantrum’ about LGBTs

Jessica Lynn Howell charged with murder and child abuse

Police: Infant died after mother invited pedophile boyfriend to rape child

Home » Topics » king bhumibol adulyadej

Thai pardon for U.S. citizen jailed for royal insult

Thai-born US citizen Joe Wichai Commart Gordon is seen at the Criminal Court in Bangkok in December 2011, via AFP

Thailand on Wednesday said a Thai-born US citizen jailed for insulting the kingdom’s revered monarch had been granted a royal pardon, in a move welcomed by the United States. Joe Wichai Commart Gordon, a car salesman from Colorado, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in December under the kingdom’s strict lese…

Read More

Thai court jails U.S. citizen for royal insult

commartgordon.afp

A court in Thailand on Thursday jailed a Thai-born American for two-and-a-half years for defaming the monarchy — a sentence that the United States criticised as “severe”. The conviction of Joe Wichai Commart Gordon — who appeared in court in shackles — is the latest in a series of cases…

Read More

Thai web editor denies online royal insult charges

prachatai-afp

BANGKOK — A prominent Thai website editor facing up to 20 years in jail appeared in court Wednesday to defend herself against charges relating to remarks about the monarchy posted by other people on her website. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the editor of the popular Prachatai news website, denied allegations that she…

Read More