Naresuan University’s American Lecturer Paul Chambers Arrested for Insulting Thailand’s King
In an unsettling turn of events for academic freedom and international relations, Paul Chambers, a respected American political science lecturer at Naresuan University in Thailand, has been jailed ahead of trial for allegedly insulting the Thai monarchy. This marks one of the rare instances where Thailand’s harsh lese-majeste laws—used frequently to suppress dissent—have been applied … Read more