Index on Censorship » Amphon Tangnoppakul http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Amphon Tangnoppakul http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Thailand: “Uncle SMS” dies during 20-year jail term for insulting monarchy http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/uncle-sms-thailand-lese-majeste/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/05/uncle-sms-thailand-lese-majeste/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:45:20 +0000 Marta Cooper http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=36165 A Thai man in his 60s who became known as “Uncle SMS” after he was convicted of defaming Thailand’s royal family in text messages has died while serving his 20-year prison term. Amphon Tangnoppakul, whose cause of death was unknown, was arrested in August 2010 and accused of sending four text messages to a government official that were [...]

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]]> Thai man in his 60s who became known as “Uncle SMS” after he was convicted of defaming Thailand’s royal family in text messages has died while serving his 20-year prison term. Amphon Tangnoppakul, whose cause of death was unknown, was arrested in August 2010 and accused of sending four text messages to a government official that were deemed offensive to the queen. He denied sending them, claiming he did not know how to do so. He was convicted of defaming the Thai monarchy last November.  

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