Thailand: Free Unjustly Detained Democracy Activists

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Pro-democracy activists Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, left, and Parit Chiwarak raise a three-fingers salute as they walk to Pathumwan police station in Bangkok, Thailand, January 20, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit (New York) – Thai authorities should immediately release pro-democracy activists detained on charges of insulting the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said today. Prominent Thammasat University students Parit Chiwarak and Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul have been on hunger strike to protest their pre-trial detention, for 35 days and 21 days respectively.…

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