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“A law that stifles talk in Thailand”

October 21st, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 15 Comments

An interesting article by anthropologist Grant Evans calling for reform of Thailand’s lèse-majesté law is available from the International Herald Tribune. One brief extract:
With the prestige of the Thai monarchy at its zenith and with an interim government that is unmistakably royalist, conditions are perfect for the reform or even repeal of the law of [...]

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