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Thai court jails blind woman for royal insult

A blind woman was yesterday jailed for 18 months by a Thai court for sharing a Facebook post deemed defamatory to the royal family, her lawyer said, the latest victim of a tough law that shields the monarchy from criticism. Nuhurhayati Masoe, 23, was punished for publishing an excerpt from an article on the social media platform in October 2016.

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Thai court jails blind woman for royal insult

A blind woman was yesterday jailed for 18 months by a Thai court for sharing a Facebook post deemed defamatory to the royal family, her lawyer said, the latest victim of a tough law that shields the monarchy from criticism. Nuhurhayati Masoe, 23, was punished for publishing an excerpt from an article on the social media platform in October 2016.

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‘জাতিসংঘ সনদের অধিকারবলে’ ভারতের আগ্রাসনের জবাব দেবে পাকিস্তান

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