# Thailand

Government actions against journalists in Thailand

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Thailand is in South-eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Thailand, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Insult and defamation laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=TH&tactic=insult_and_defamation_laws), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/insult_and_defamation_laws

## Heads of government at the time

- [Yingluck Shinawatra: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/yingluck-shinawatra)

## Incidents by year

### 2013

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 24, 2013 | [Thailand: magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is sentenced to 11 years under the lese-majeste law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-thailand-somyot-lese-majeste-sentence) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | Eliminate | [Yingluck Shinawatra](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/yingluck-shinawatra) | Upheld by a court (April 30, 2018) |

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