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The plight of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic group has been a chronic serious human rights problem. Some of the Rohingya fled religious and ethnic suppression in Myanmar to southern Thailand on boats. Thailand has done very little to help this ethnic minority.

On 12 December 2013, the Criminal Court in Bangkok read a verdict on the case in which Mr. Kittithon, aka “kenji”, posted a message deemed defamatory to the King and the Queen of Thailand in dangdd.com or internetfreedom website. The accused was convicted to jail term by Article 112 of the Penal Code in combination with Article 14(2)(3) of the Computer-related Crime Act 2007, on two counts, each for five years.