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Thai journalist Chiranuch Premchaiporn

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Thai journalist Chiranuch Premchaiporn is the director of independent online news service "Prachatai". She is currently facing multiple criminal charges and up to 50 years in prison over material that readers posted on the website. She talks to Cyril Payen about her concern for human rights and freedom of expression.

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Comments (4)

My deepest admiration!

by Anonyme - 23/12/2010 - 06:48

What a great brave woman! My deepest admiration for her!

Pillar of Democracy

by Darren Nelson - 17/12/2010 - 20:26

As a longtime expat living in Thailand,and only recently returning to UK.I can say that Prachatai.com has been a shining light,enabling myself and others to understand the realities in Thai politics.Although they are still severely restricted in reporting on Royal matters,they and their brave journalists are a beacon of hope,for truth and justice.

She is great. I think we loss

by Anonyme - 17/12/2010 - 20:19

She is great. I think we loss if the government bring her in jail under the day of untrustable justice system. Her English is excellent. She has very high ability and valuable human resource. I admire her thought. The freedom of expression is very important to develop the democracy in Thailand. People are force to just follow without creative thinking. In the long run, people are more stupid, consume only the news censorship by the government. It's unfair for thousand cases of prisoners in Thailand who be arrested in jail in the case of people who think different.

Lèse Majesté et le Roi de Taïlande

by Anonyme - 16/12/2010 - 22:49

Vraiment? 50 ans dans prison? Ce n'est pas possible! Et pourquoi? Pourquoi 50 ans de prison pour Chiranuch? Elle n'ai fait rien. Le loi de Lèse majesté est terrible. Le roi de Taïlande, Bhumibol Adulyadej, dit en 2005 qu'il est content d'etre critiqué, mais n'avait pas critiqué le roi. Je ne comprende pas.

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