Leading Thai activist jailed for two more years over royal insult

Bangkok — A court in Thailand on Monday sentenced one of the kingdom's leading democracy activists to a further two years imprisonment on royal insult charges. It is the latest charge levelled against prominent human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who now faces more than 10 years in prison. He is currently in jail after he was handed down a four-year sentence in January over three messages posted on Facebook in 2021, adding to the four years he was already serving for a prior lese-majeste conviction.