Thai man gets 2-year term for calendar said to mock king

Thai Man Gets Two Years In Jail For Selling Duck Calendars

Narathorn Chotmankongsin, 26 years old, has been convicted of offending the King of Thailand

Yellow duck calendars land Thai man jail term for insulting monarchy

The yellow rubber duck is a symbol of an anti-government protest movement that in 2020 launched an unprecedented bid to try to reform the monarchy in Thailand

Thai man sentenced to 2 years in prison for yellow rubber duck calendar said to mock king

Bangkok’s Criminal Court ruled that the calendar for 2021 containing pictures of yellow ducks in poses resembled and ridiculed Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, diminishing his reputation.

Thai gets 2 years in jail for king-mocking calendar

BANGKOK: A Thai man was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the Southeast Asian country's monarch, a legal aid group said.Bangkok's Criminal Court ruled that the calendar for 2021 containing pictures of yellow ducks in poses resembled and ridiculed Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, diminishing his reputation, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Ri…

Thai Man Gets 2-Year Jail Term for Selling ‘Yellow Duck’ Calendar

A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to two years in jail for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that prosecutors claimed defamed the country’s monarch. The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said Narathorn Chotmankongsin, whom it identified as Ton Mai, was charged with lese majeste, which forbids insulting the monarch. Narathorn was initially given a three-year jail term for the offense, but t…

Yellow duck calendars land Thai man jail term for insulting monarchy

A political activist arrested in Thailand for selling satirical calendars featuring yellow ducks has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a legal assistance group has said.