BANGKOK, Dec 25 — A Thai television journalist was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday on charges of libelling a chicken farm on Twitter, her lawyer said. Suchanee Cloitre, who was working for Voice TV at the time, was convicted for a post she made about a legal dispute over working...
Screengrab of Suchanee Cloitre from a Facebook video.
Suchanee Cloitre, who was working for Voice TV at the time, was convicted for a post she made about a legal dispute over working conditions at the Thammakaset farm, lawyer Woraporn Uthairangsee said.
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