I would argue that Thailand is slipping in to an extremely dangerous place for political dissent. Laws are now used to silence opposition speech, and people are afraid to speak out for fear of prison or even death sentences. Just today, the government/court system issued a warrant for ex-Prime Minister Thaksin's arrest on terrorism charges; the maximum penalty in the case is death.
In the past week, I have also seen people charged with Terrorism, Violating an Emergency Decree, Defamation, and Lese Majeste. Speak out against a government official, watch out :-); you might find yourself in Thai prison. See the story on these two less-than-intelligent foreigners: http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=52520100880
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