44 days into hunger strike, Thai student leader’s health worsens 2 minutes read
Bangkok, Apr 29 (EFE).- The health of one of the main leaders of student protests in Thailand on hunger strike after being arrested for questioning the monarchy according to his lawyer.
Parit Chiwarak, or Penguin, has been on a hunger strike for 44 days to protest the authorities’ decision to deny him provisional release pending trial for lese majesty and other crimes.
“His situation is very worrying, he is deteriorating (…) and he already has digestive problems due to lack of food that could be fatal,” his lawyer Kritsadang Nutcharus said Wednesday night.
Thai students in deteriorating health after hunger strike, say lawyers
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