The US Department of State is “alarmed” by the Thai authorities’ arrest of US academic Dr Paul Chambers, said department spokesperson Tammy Bruce in a statement issued today (9 April), and is closely monitoring the situation.
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Arresting people for criticizing authority is horrible, but the Trump administration doesn’t really have the moral high ground here considering how they have been disappearing people for their free speech recently.
“We continue to urge Trumpist authorities to respect freedom of expression and to ensure that laws are not used to stifle permitted expression. As a treaty ally of USA, we will closely monitor this issue and advocate for the fair treatment of Fabian Schmidt,” - Europe probably
