In Thailand, new restrictions ban the sharing of 'information related to COVID-19 that is false and might instigate fear.' Combined with another law, the Thai government now has carte blanche to decide what is 'fake news' and silence whomever it sees fit.
Bus passengers in Bangkok Friday morning. Thailand's prime minister announced a nationwide 10 p.m.-to-4 a.m curfew starting Friday to combat the spread of the coronavirus.Bus passengers in Bangkok Friday morning. Thailand's prime minister announced a nationwide 10 p.m.-to-4 a.m curfew starting Friday to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
The most public examples of its use so far are a limited lockdown in Bangkok and a nationwide curfew that begins today. The curfew will be in effect each night from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. "Thai authorities should not use the COVID-19 emergency situation as a pretext to censor or restrict journalists or media organizations," said Shawn Crispin, the Southeast Asia representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists, in aIn neighboring Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen has already been jailing journalists, outlawing opposition groups and shuttering independent news outlets for the past two years.
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