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Exiled, jailed or silenced: Thailand’s youth protest leaders languish under prosecution blitz

(Clockwise from top left) Ms Benjamaporn Nivas, Ms Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, Mr Bunkueanun Paothong and Ms Patsaravalee Tanakitvibulpon.

Hunger-striking Thai rights activist, 28, dies in detention after cardiac arrest

Netiporn Sanae-sangkhom, an activist from the pro-democracy “Thaluwang” group, had been held in pre-trial detention since January.

Thai court drops terrorism charges over 2008 airport protest

Anti-government protesters shouting slogans during a protest at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok on Nov 25, 2008.

Thai 'Red Shirt' dissident, a former Thaksin spokesman, detained upon return from exile

Jakrapob Penkair landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport on March 28 and was immediately held by police.

Thai court jails teen over ‘crop top’ royal insult

Those convicted of criticising Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn can be jailed for up to 15 years.

Muted response as Thai hunger strikers hit 50 days

epa10488218 Protesters flash the defiant three-finger salute and hold banners calling for the abolition of the section 112 criminal code (lese-majeste law) and free political prisoners during a demonstration to support the hunger strike of two activists outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 February 2023. Two young activists accused of lese-majeste, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong, began a hunger strike on 18 January 2023 calling to reform the justice system, abolish the lese-majeste law, and release political prisoners detained on royal defamation charges. EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Thai police use rubber bullets to disperse protest against Apec summit

epa10312039 Anti-government protesters hold placards while wearing nooses around their necks during a protest against the APEC 2022 summit in Bangkok, Thailand, 18 November 2022. Anti-government protesters held a demonstration calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as Thailand hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC 2022, the summit for economic cooperation comprising 21 leading member economies. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK

KKR's Singapore-based Asia-Pacific MD quits: Sources

Thai anti-coup activists in Bangkok defy junta ban on protests

Singaporeans among those injured in explosion

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