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US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped

Thailand’s attorney general's office has confirmed that it will not prosecute an American academic arrested in early April on a charge of royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison

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Prosecutors in Thailand say they won't pursue royal defamation case against US scholar

Prosecutors in Thailand say they don't intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation

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Thailand’s fragile democracy takes another hit with arrest of US academic

Despite the challenges faced by local democratic activists, Thailand has often been an oasis of relative liberalism compared with neighbouring countries such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

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A US scholar jailed in Thailand on charges of insulting the monarchy is released on bail

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US academic faces years in prison in Thailand for allegedly insulting monarchy

Paul Chambers, a political science lecturer at Thailand's Naresuan University, rejects the charges.

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Thailand Revokes Visa Of US Academic Charged With Royal Insult

Thailand's immigration authorities revoked the visa Wednesday of a prominent American scholar detained a day earlier on royal defamation charges, his lawyer said.

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US scholar in Thailand jailed pending trial on charges of insulting the monarchy

A U.S. political science scholar accused by the Thai Army of insulting the Southeast Asian nation’s monarchy has been jailed pending trial

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American lecturer arrested in Thailand and accused of insulting the monarchy in months-old online post

Paul Chambers, an American an prominent lecturer at Thailand's Naresuan University, turned himself into police in the northern province of Phitsanulok on Tuesday

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American academic held in Thailand charged with insulting monarchy

Paul Chambers detained under strict lese-majesty law, which can lead to 15 years in jail on a single charge

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Prominent American academic facing rare Thai royal insult charges

Thailand has one of the world's harshest lese majeste laws but they are rarely used against a foreigner

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Prominent US Academic Facing Royal Insult Charge In Thailand

Thai police summoned a prominent American academic on Friday to face charges of insulting the monarchy, a rare case of a foreign national being charged under the kingdom's strict lese-majeste law.

International Business Times

Several people shot at Oakland Juneteenth celebration, police say

Police in California say an Oakland Juneteenth celebration turned violent when several people were shot

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Thai high: the rise of a newfound cannabis culture – a photo essay

Photographer Dougie Wallace documents the impact of cannabis decriminalisation in Thailand

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“I really liked the concept, but it was a bit impractical. My bass playing tends to rely more on my hands than any kind of trick”: Listen to Paul Jackson’s double-stop funk on Herbie Hancock’s Watermelon Man

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Thailand’s Cycle of Police Brutality Concerns Activists

Riot police in Thailand regularly meet peaceful demonstrations with heavy force, leading to serious injuries or even death. Activists are calling for reforms and more accountability.

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Huge octopus with 'suckers as big as 50p pieces' caught in UK waters

A massive octopus, rarely seen since the population was badly hit during a big freeze in the 60s, has been caught off the coast of Jersey and safely returned to the sea

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‘Desperate for staff’: the NDIS crisis afflicting regional Australians

Regional areas are suffering from a lack of providers for people with complex disabilities while behavioural therapists are also ‘swamped’

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Pupils plan tribute to 'amazing' Scots teacher after death from cancer at 48

Fifteen students from Royal High in Edinburgh will remember their deputy headteacher, Paul Chambers, who died in September of last year.

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Edinburgh school pupils pay tribute to 'amazing' teacher after death aged 48

Fifteen pupils from Royal High in Barnton will look to raise around £3,000 for Bowel Cancer UK in honour of their teacher Paul Chambers who sadly passed away last year.

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‘Our culture has changed’: young Thais boycott graduation ceremonies

Students who speak out against royal family’s role in universities face jail but can also be pressured by pro-monarchy parents

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