Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics

Health concerns were on artist Danai Ussama’s mind when he returned to Thailand last month from a trip to Spain.The airport authorities denied it, lodged a complaint with police, and he was arrested at his gallery in Phuket for violating the Computer Crime Act by allegedly posting false information — an offense punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 baht ($3,000).Danai told The Associated Press that his Facebook post, though public, was really meant just f