A protester raises a placard during a February 10, 2018 protest calling for Thailand’s military rulers to hold elections.
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Thai student activists raise the anti-government three-fingered salute while Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha speaks in Khon Kaen province, northeast of Bangkok, November 14, 2014.
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Sirikan Charoensiri, a human rights lawyer and documentation specialist at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, was charged with sedition on September 27, 2016.
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Pro-democracy activist Rome Rangsiman holds up a Thailand flag as anti-government protesters gather to demand that the military government hold a general election by November, in Bangkok, May 22, 2018.
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Thai activist Nuttaa Mahattana protests the junta-backed constitution ahead of the August 7, 2016 referendum in Bangkok, June 15, 2016.
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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, flashes a three-finger salute to his supporters as he leaves a police station after hearing a sedition complaint filed by the army, Bangkok, April 6, 2019.
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Facebook users charged with sedition and computer crimes for mocking Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha online leave the military court in Bangkok, May 10, 2016.
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Anon Numpa, Sirawit Seritiwat, and Pansak Srithep leave a police station for the military court in Bangkok, March 16, 2015.
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Pravit Rojanaphruk, a veteran journalist, faces sedition and computer crime charges for Facebook commentary critical of Thailand's military junta.
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Sombat Boongamanong arriving at the military court in Bangkok, Thailand, June 12, 2014.
© 2014 AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit
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