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This Can Get Mark Zuckerberg Arrested
Mark Belinsky, Huffington Post
2011-11-02 07:15
 

Mark Zuckerberg faces 15 brutal years in a Thai prison.

According to the Computer Crimes Act of Thailand, a website owner is responsible for anything written on their site, not just the actual author of the content. So if anyone posts anything on Facebook that is considered illegal in Thailand, Zuckerberg could be held responsible. The problem is that even talking about this law in Thailand is an offense, so if someone clicks the "like" button on this article from inside their borders, it could mean trouble.

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NY-based Internet expert speaks up for Chiranuch
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation
2011-10-12 09:45
 

Making Internet intermediaries liable for lese-majeste postings is like making restaurant owners liable for what diners say at the dining table, Internet expert Danny O'Brien said yesterday in written testimony to the Thai court trying webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn.

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Day Twelve: Free speech on trial in Thailand
Freedom Against Censorship Thailand
2011-10-12 09:43
 

Judge swamped, justice delayed

TRIAL OF CHIRANUCH PREMCHAIPORN DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 15, 16, 2012.

The third and final act in the trial of the webmaster of independent news portal Prachatai, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, was scheduled for four days this week with expert witnesses for the defence.

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Day Eleven – Free speech on trial on Thailand
Freedom against Censorship Thailand
2011-09-22 13:40
 

“Prachatai exists to promote human rights”

The judge presiding over the trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster of Thailand’s independent online news portal, Prachatai, arrived late to court today [21 Sept]. This gave regular observers, local and international activists, NGOs, media representatives and diplomatic staff great pause for concern.

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Web master tells court of measures taken against unlawful content
Sinfah Tunsarawuth, Media Defense – Southeast Asia
2011-09-22 13:25
 

Thai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn, facing criminal charges as an intermediary under the Computer Crime Act (CCA), on Wednesday told a court that she had implemented various precautionary measures in trying to prevent unlawful content on her Prachatai web boards.

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Trial of Media Editor in Thailand Violates Free Expression
Freedom House
2011-09-22 12:37
 

Freedom House condemns the trial of online media editor and human rights defender Prachatai executive director, Chiranuch (Jiew) Premchaiporn, who is accused of allowing comments deemed critical of the monarchy to be posted on the online forum that she moderates. Freedom House urges the Thai government to drop all charges against her and to immediately amend the country’s 2007 Computer Crimes Act (CCA), so that it conforms to international human rights standards.

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Prosecution testimony exposes weakness of evidence against website editor
Reporters Without Borders
2011-09-15 08:41
 

A prosecution witness at Chiranuch Premchaiporn’s trial on lèse-majesté charges revealed at the latest hearing on 9 September that it was a member of the royal family who alerted the police to the presence of messages criticising the monarchy on her website, Prachatai.

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Chiranuch's speech on receiving Hellman/Hammett grant
Chiranuch Premchaiporn
2011-09-14 18:23
 

I'm glad and honored that I'm selected to be one among 48 writers, journalists and activists from 24 countries to be awarded with the Hellmann Helmett award in 2011. I would like to thank the HH awarding committee and HRW for this award. Although this award is an individual award, for me this award is a price for the whole Prachatai team who worked hard and with enthusiasm and never despaired.

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Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Expression
Human Rights Watch
2011-09-14 18:13
 

48 Facing Persecution Win Hellman/Hammett Grants

(New York, September 14, 2011) – Forty-eight writers from 24 countries have received 2011 Hellman/Hammett grants for their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of persecution, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Witness insists prachatai.com director guilty
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation
2011-09-10 15:33
 

Prosecution witness Pol Lieutenant Boonlert Kalayanamitr told the court yesterday that prachatai.com director Chiranuch Premchaiporn had indeed committed a crime by not removing alleged lese majeste remarks posted by others on the site's bulletin board.

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