Thai Labor Activist Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Having Defamed The Country’s Monarchy

Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk arrives at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The court has sentenced the prominent labor rights activist and magazine editor to 10 years in prison for publishing a pair of articles prosecutors said defamed the country’s monarchy.

Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, rear, arrives at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. <AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit>