Computer Crimes Act

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Attacks on the Press | Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Attacks on the Press: Internet Opening Is Shrinking

Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres--until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin

(AP/Apichart Weerawong)

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February 14, 2013 12:05 AM ET |
Tags: Aduka Taruna, Blogger, Censored, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Computer Crimes Act, Imprisoned, Internet, Khairul Nizam Abd Ghani, Lèse Majesté, Legal Action, Malaysia Today, Malaysiakini, Nguyen Van Hai, Phan Thanh Hai, Prachatai, Raja Petra Kamarudin, Social Media, Syed Abdullah Syed Hussein al-Attas, Ta Phong Tan, Thaksin Shinawatra
Letters | Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, USA

Obama should address media rights in Southeast Asia

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November 14, 2012 11:12 AM ET |
Tags: ASEAN, Censored, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Computer Crimes Act, Hang Serei Odom, Hun Sen, Imprisoned, Killed, Legal Action, Mam Sonando, Prachatai
Alerts | Thailand

Conviction in Thailand undermines Internet freedom

Chiranuch has been handed a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of insulting the monarchy. (Reuters/Kerek Wongsa)

Bangkok, May 30, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's conviction of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster and director of the Prachatai news and commentary website, for violating Thailand's 2007 Computer Crimes Act.

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May 30, 2012 12:18 PM ET |
Tags: Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Computer Crimes Act, Lèse Majesté, Legal Action, Prachatai

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