#FreeOurFriends
Pour faire court : les *preuves* de l'accusation s'appuient sur des actions antérieures à la NSL (normalement non rétroactives) + quelques retweets après.
Absolues conneries.
Et donc Joshua Wong est condamné à 10 ans.
Dix ans 💀
#Freejoshuawong #freeourfriends
The prosecution 'evidence' heavily leans on actions taken prior to the NSL (so much for it won't be retroactive) & a couple of re-tweets after it, Absolute bullshit.

Joshua Wong sentanced to 10 years over this. Clear political suppression.
#FreeJoshuaWong
#FreeOurFriends
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Gets Nearly 10 More Years in Prison
The Hong Kong High Court on November 5, 2026, sentenced Joshua Wong, a well-known democracy activist, to 10 years in prison on baseless national security charges.
www.hrw.org
November 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The prosecution 'evidence' heavily leans on actions taken prior to the NSL (so much for it won't be retroactive) & a couple of re-tweets after it, Absolute bullshit.

Joshua Wong sentanced to 10 years over this. Clear political suppression.
#FreeJoshuaWong
#FreeOurFriends
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Gets Nearly 10 More Years in Prison
The Hong Kong High Court on November 5, 2026, sentenced Joshua Wong, a well-known democracy activist, to 10 years in prison on baseless national security charges.
www.hrw.org
November 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM
While there wasn't much likelyhood that the court of final appeal would give Gregory Wong's leave to appeal his conviction for "Rioting" related to actions in LegCo... Still rough to see the decision come down. Fucking sucks in fact.
#FreeOurFriends
HK court rejects actor Gregory Wong’s final appeal over rioting conviction
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has dismissed an appeal bid by actor Gregory Wong to overturn his rioting conviction and sentence over the storming of the Legislative Council (LegCo) during the 2019...
hongkongfp.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Anon Nampa, Wanwalee Thammasattaya, Phongsatorn Tancharoen, Promsorn Veerathamjaree & Nawat Liangwattana have been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over their protest speeches delivered on 25 November 2020.
##FreeOurFriends
Anon Nampa and 4 other activists sentenced to prison for royal defamation over protest speeches
Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and four other activists have been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over their protest speeches delivered on 25 November 2020. Anon’s cumulative sentence in roya...
prachataienglish.com
October 31, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"A Facebook post read, The government is fucked up, the institutions are fucked up"

"involves allegations of symbolically raising three fingers during a graduation ceremony"

Two things that people are charged with Lèse-majesté for in cases being heard in November in Thailand
#FreeOurFriends
October 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Đoàn Bảo Châu & @reaproy.bsky.social discuss Vietnam's transnational repression.
Last month 3 activists from @viettan.bsky.social were grabbed in Cambodia and are now in Vietnam detained facing Terrorism charges.
#FreeOurFriends

Text version:
thevietnamese.org/2026/10/phil...

Video:
Vietnam Transnational Repression: Đàn Áp Xuyên Biên Giới/ Phil Roberson
YouTube video by Chau Doan
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2026 at 8:23 AM
That's all the events for now. Thanks to those who sent events to add
Got a few things to share
1st Tantawan (Aka Tawan), A Thai activist has been denied permission to travel to the Philippines to attend the 2026 ASEAN Civil Society Conference and ASEAN People's Forum
#FreeOurFriends
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ศาลอาญาไม่อนุญาต “ทานตะวัน” จำเลยคดี ม.112 เดินทางไปฟิลิปปินส์ร่วมประชุมภาคประชาสังคมอาเซียน เห็นว่าไม่มีเหตุจำเป็นเร่งด่วน แม้ไม่เคยมีพฤติการณ์หลบหนี | ศูนย์ทนายความเพื่อสิทธิมนุษยชน
วันที่ 15 ต.ค. 2569 ศาลอาญามีคำสั่งยกคำร้องขอเดินทางออกนอกราชอาณาจักรของ  “ตะวัน” ทานตะวัน ตัวตุลานนท์ นักศึกษาและนักกิจกรรมวัย 25 ปี จำเลยในคดี
tlhr2014.com
October 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Sat:
On 17 October 2015, Gui Minhai, a founder of Hong Kong publishing house, was kidnapped by Chinese authorities in Thailand. In Feb 2020, he was sentenced to ten years in prison
We have not forgotten him, nor the many other booksellers targeted in Hong Kong since
#FreeGuiMinhai
#FreeOurFriends
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China: Arbitrary detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai
On the tenth anniversary of the kidnapping of Swedish publisher and writer Gui Minhai, human rights organisations, including the International (…)
www.fidh.org
October 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The supreme court upheld the Lèse-majesté conviction of Jaiko, rejecting her appeal. She was taken into custody to serve a 2 year sentence. Her crime was a tweet.

So messed up. Too many young people behind bars for speaking out.
#FreeOurFriends

Case details:
tlhr2014.com/archives/87271
October 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
On Oct 14th 2020, a day before the emergency decree, Jaiko sent a tweet. Today the supreme court upheld the Lèse-majesté conviction against her for that tweet & she was taken into custody to serve a 2 year sentence.
#FreeOurFriends

Details:
tlhr2014.com/archives/87271
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October 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Deep dive in @prachataienglish.com on the expansion by the courts of the interpretation of Section 112 (Lèse-majesté) & how that expansion is used to Jail activists.

#FreeOurFriends
How Thai courts extend royal defamation law to deceased kings
Last month, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling about protest speeches referring to past kings. Yet this ruling was not the first time that the Thai courts had ruled that an insult against deceased...
prachataienglish.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Sam Yan press have made the book freely available.

#FreeOurFriends
- SAMYANPRESS
IS TIME STILL ON OUR SIDE? A Book for Joshua Wong’s 30th Birthday Published on 13 October 2026 by Sam Yan Press Nine years ago, Sam Yan Press published its very first book: Time Is on Our Side: A Book...
samyanpress.org
October 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Thai Lawyers interview Jaiko, who 6 years ago was charged with under section 112 (Lèse-Majesté)
Now 26 Jaiko awaits her final appeal at the supreme court on Oct 15th
In the interview she reflects on the last 6 years, coming of age while facing imprisonment
Nevertheless Jaiko is Happy
#FreeOurFriends
Jaiko is Happy - 8 ฉากชีวิตของ "ไจโกะ" จำเลยคดี ม.112 ก่อนฟังคำพิพากษาชั้นฎีกา
YouTube video by TLHR Official
www.youtube.com
October 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Then Chow Hang-tung has not given up! She continues her fight against injustice in Hong Kong and has filed her appeal against subversion sentence!
While our faith in the legal "system" in Hong Kong is non-existent, her determination to keep fighting is an inspiration.

#FreeOurFriends
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HK Tiananmen leader Chow Hang-tung files appeal against subversion sentence
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser Chow Hang-tung has filed an appeal against her conviction and sentence under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
hongkongfp.com
October 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Lastly, one of the legacies of the 1976 coup in Thailand is the greater penalties for Lèse-majesté offences. This still effects our Thai friends & allies to this day as can be seen from the upcoming court cases list for the next 11 days from TLHR
tlhr2014.com/archives/86918
#FreeOurFriends
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October 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Another Lèse-majesté conviction in Thailand where the court has interpreted the law to include not just the current monarch but every monarch since 1782... the entire Chakri Dynasty. Yikes

Jatupat Boonpattararaksa and Atthapol Buapat have been sentenced to 3 & 2 years respectively

#FreeOurFriends
October 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Ah the scourge of charge stacking... again.

Tiwagorn Withiton who is already serving a 6 year sentence (for wearing a t-shirt) has been charged with another count of royal dedamation over 5 facebook posts he made in 2022 😒

#FreeOurFriends

prachataienglish.com/node/12042
September 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
We support our Thai friends in their campaign to abolish order No 41 which increased punishment of lèse-majesté after Oct 6th 1976 coup

#ลบมรดกรัฐประหาร6ตุลา
#EraseTheLegacyOfThe6thOctCoup
#FreeOurFriends

decoup6octsins.com

Today also marks 20 years since the 2006 coup.
September 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Solidarity with Thai friends in their campaign to abolish order No 41 which increased punishment of lèse-majesté after Oct 6th 1976 coup

#ลบมรดกรัฐประหาร6ตุลา
#EraseTheLegacyOfThe6thOctCoup
#FreeOurFriends

decoup6octsins.com

Today also marks 20 years since the 2006 coup.
September 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
New Event!
📆26th Sept
🕐1pm Thailand Time

At Pridi Banomyong Institute, Bangkok, join iLaw, TLHR, Thumb Rights, Freedom Bridge & more for "Unforgotten: 3 Years of Arnon Nampa in Prison" w/ talks, art, music & more

#FreeOurFriends

Details:
www.facebook.com/iLawClub/pos...
September 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Lastly excellent explainer from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights & @fidh-official.bsky.social on why the Lèse-majesté law & its use, enforcement & targeting is so problematic in Thailand
#FreeOurFriends

www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/the_...

Mirror link cause site is down?
drive.google.com/file/d/1HrLS...
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September 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Excellent explainer from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights & @fidh-official.bsky.social on the Lèse-majesté law in Thailand.
"The unsayable" is a great explainer on why the law & its use, enforcement & targeting is so problematic.

#FreeOurFriends

www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/the_...
September 18, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Lastly, 2 cases Lèse-majesté cases in Thai courts this week, witness testimony sessions:
11 activists over the rally & statement in front of the german embassy in Oct 2020
&"Pharadon" who shared a post on FB,

Case details can be found here:
tlhr2014.com/archives/85823
#FreeOurFriends
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September 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Promsorn Veerathamjaree has begun dry fasting after 60 days of hunger strike. He's detained pending appeal on six counts of royal defamation but has not been granted bail in one case

#FreeOurFriends
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Hunger striking activist begins dry fasting after bail denial
Activist Promsorn Veerathamjaree has begun dry fasting after over 60 days of hunger strike and being repeatedly denied bail, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said yesterday (1 September).
prachataienglish.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Staying with Hong Kong. This week Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to charges under the National Security Law. Charges were bollocks. Beijing will not let him free.

“Under a compromised judicial system with zero space for a fair trial, Wong’s plea is a forced reality”
#FreeOurFriends
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM