Bangkok (AFP) - The United Nations' human rights office has voiced alarm at recent arrests and jail sentences for insulting Thailand's monarchy, warning of "chilling effects" on freedom of expression under the junta.
Since the army seized power from an elected government in May, at least 13 new royal defamation cases have been opened for investigation and other allegations have been revived, spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.
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