Thailand: Australian Journalist Charged with Defamation

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Murray Hunter, Thailand, November 20, 2025. © 2025 Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (Bangkok) – Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency, Human Rights Watch said today.Thai authorities arrested Hunter on September 29, 2025, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport while he was awaiting to board a flight to Hong Kong. He was charged with four counts of “defamation by publication,” section 328 of Thailand’s criminal code, for defaming the…

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