Thai Police Arrest Man for Sharing Story About King on Facebook

Police in Thailand arrested a student pro-democracy activist for sharing a story about the country’s new king that was posted on Facebook by the Thai-language service of the BBC. The arrest was apparently the first under the country’s tough lese majeste law since King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun took the throne, succeeding his late father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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