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Women on frontlines of democracy movement
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published : 21 Dec 2020 at 14:46
67 Chonticha Lookkate Jangrew talks to fellow pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on Oct 14, 2020. (AFP file photo)
Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform and destigmatising sex work once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in a youth-led pro-democracy movement.
On the protest frontlines, they are urging for gender equality in a kingdom where workplaces and politics are still dominated by men.
AFP met three of them.
- Chief negotiator -
On the night police tried to stop protesters from marching to the parliament, activist Chonticha Jangrew remembers rallying them to push past the barricades.
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Thailand’s female warriors
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Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform and destigmatizing sex work once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in a youth-led pro-democracy movement.
On the protest frontlines, they are urging for gender equality in a kingdom where workplaces and politics are still dominated by men.
CHIEF NEGOTIATOR
Actress Intira “Sai” Charoenpura sits on an inflatable duck, associated with the pro-democracy movement, at her home in Bangkok.
Photo: AFP
On the night police tried to stop protesters from marching to the Thai parliament, activist Chonticha Jangrew remembers rallying them to push past the barricades.