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Thai student Patiwat Saraiyaem (L), 23, and activist Porntip Mankong (R), 26, are escorted by prison security guards after their verdict at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on February 23, 2015. The two young Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play were jailed for two and a half years on February 23, as the ruling junta intensifies a crackdown under the controversial lese majeste law. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)

Thai student Patiwat Saraiyaem (L), 23, and activist Porntip Mankong (R), 26, are escorted by prison security guards after their verdict at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on February 23, 2015. The two young Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play were jailed for two and a half years on February 23, as the ruling junta intensifies a crackdown under the controversial lese majeste law.   AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL        (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)