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US man jailed for translating Thai king book freed
Jul 11th, 2012
An American sentenced to two and a half years in Thai prison for translating a banned biography about the country's king and posting the content online has been freed by a royal pardon, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press) -
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