Thai protest leaders on hunger strike getting weaker, lawyers warn Students awaiting trial for criticising ruling monarchy in pro-democracy demonstrations
Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 19:20 John Reed in Bangkok
A protester holds a kite with an image of pro-democracy activist Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak during a demonstration near the Grand Palace in Bangkok in March. Photograph: Varuth Pongsapipatt/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Two of the leaders of the Thai democracy protests that raised explosive criticisms of the ruling monarchy last year are on a hunger strike and in worsening health, according to their lawyers and relatives.
Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul have been refusing food in prison in Bangkok in recent weeks to protest against Thai judicial au
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