Rappler's latest stories on royal defamation laws
Dutch MPs to debate ending law against insulting king
Parliament's lower house will on Thursday, February 8, discuss a bill proposed by the progressive D66 party, which would drop clauses against defaming the king contained within wider laws on crimes against the royalty
Thailand backs down on Facebook ban over royal posts
Thailand ferociously enforces a draconian lese majeste law which outlaws any criticism of the monarchy
5 Thais charged with royal defamation for Facebook 'shares'
The 5 are remanded in custody on Wednesday May 3 for sharing Facebook posts written by Paris based Thai historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul about the disappearance of a democracy plaque in Bangkok last month
Thai police defend arresting anti-junta activist's mother
Patnaree Chankij s lawyers say she was charged for writing the Thai equivalent of yeah in response to Facebook messages that allegedly insulted the royal family
Thai man jailed for 6 years over Facebook royal 'slur'
The conviction is the latest jail term handed down in an unprecedented lese majeste crackdown
