Thai website editor arrested

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Updated March 10, 2009 11:17:28

Thai authorities have arrested the editor of well-known news website after a reader posted offensive comments about the monarchy.

But in this case, the webmaster of the Prachatai site hasn't been charged under lese majeste laws. Instead she's been charged under a 2007 law that bans any computer content that's seen a threat to national security. Free speech advocates say it's the next frontier in Thai authorities' efforts to crack down on dissent on the internet.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speaker: Roby Alampay, the executive director of the South East Asian Press Alliance

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