A Thai court has sentenced a man and a woman to two years and six months in jail each for "damaging the monarchy".
Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and Pornthip Munkong, 26, had pleaded guilty to breaking strict lese majeste laws which protect the royals from any insults.
The charges related to a play they performed at a university in 2013.
Thailand's lese majeste laws are the world's strictest, but critics say the military government is increasingly using them to silence dissent.
The two were convicted on one count of lese majeste which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The sentence was reduced because both admitted guilt, the judge said.
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