BANGKOK (AP) — Police detained a webmaster at one of Thailand's top online newspapers on Friday after they said they found a reader's comments offensive to the Thai monarchy posted on the site.
The raid on the Prachatai offices comes amid a crackdown on Web sites that authorities say are critical of the monarchy and a flurry of prosecutions for "lese majeste" — a law that prohibits insulting the country's revered king.
Reporters Without Borders hails the release of Harry Nicolaides, who flew home to Australia today after being granted a royal pardon on 19 February. The press freedom organisation calls for a rapid overhaul of Thailand’s lese majeste law.