A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
BANGKOK — A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy, giving him a 50-year prison term after finding him guilty of 25 violations of the law, a lawyers’ group said Thursday. Mongkhon Thirakot, 30, had originally … Read more