'Like water eroding rocks': Thai protesters prepare for long fight | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM wsau.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsau.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Some of Thailand’s highest-profile protest leaders dressed in crop tops and paraded at a Bangkok shopping mall yesterday in a jibe against King Maha Vajiralongkorn to demand the repeal of the law against insulting the monarchy.
The crop top is a reference to pictures showing the king dressed in one which have appeared in European tabloids in recent years.
Among at least 35 activists currently facing charges under the lese majeste law, is 16-year-old Napasin Trirayapiwat, who wore a crop top and had anti-monarchy slogans written on his midriff at the downtown protest.
“If we don’t fight for Naphasin today, nobody will be safe from expressing their opinions,” said Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, who is also facing royal insult charges which can mean up to 15 years in prison.
»Thai Activists Stage Crop Top Protest to Stand in Solidarity With Those Facing Royal Insult Charges
1-MIN READ
Thai Activists Stage Crop Top Protest to Stand in Solidarity With Those Facing Royal Insult Charges
Protest leaders Panusaya Rung Sithijirawattanakul and Parit Penguin Chiwarak wearing crop tops and showing the three-finger salute pose in front of Thailand s Princess Sirivannavari fashion boutique at Siam Paragon shopping centre, as they protest against the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
The crop top is a reference to pictures showing the king dressed in one which have appeared in European tabloids in recent years.
REFILE-Thai activists stage crop top protest against lese majeste law Reuters 12/20/2020
(Fixes typo in paragraph 4 to Napasin , not Naphasin )
BANGKOK, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Some of Thailand’s highest profile protest leaders dressed in crop tops and paraded at a Bangkok shopping mall on Sunday in a jibe against King Maha Vajiralongkorn to demand the repeal of the law against insulting the monarchy.
The crop top is a reference to pictures showing the king dressed in one which have appeared in European tabloids in recent years.
Among at least 35 activists currently facing charges under the lese majeste law is 16-year-old Napasin Trirayapiwat, who wore a crop top and had anti-monarchy slogans written on his midriff at a protest.
Thai activists stage crop top protest against lese majeste law reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.