Thai activists take hunger strike to country's Supreme Court | Video

Bangkok, Feb 25 (EFE/EPA).-Two young Thai activists charged under the country's strict royal defamation laws continued their hunger strike on Saturday in front of the Supreme Court to demand bail for political prisoners.

Orawan Phuphong, 23, and Tantawan Tuatulanon, 21, stopped eating and drinking on Jan. 18, two days after they were detained after revoking their own bail in order to demand bail for other political activists enduring lengthy pre-trial detentions. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THAI ACTIVISTS ARRIVING AT THE SUPREME COURT TO CONTINUE THEIR HUNGER STRIKE IN BANGKOK (00:00 – 00:37); PROTESTS DEMANDING RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS AND THE REFORM OF LÈSE-MAJESTÉ LAW IN BANGKOK (00:37 – 01:00); AND B-ROLL OF THE DEMOCARCY MONUMENT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND (01:00 – 01:10).

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Date: 25/02/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Unrest and conflicts » Civil unrest
Crime, law and justice
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 70 seconds
Reference: 7001241993
Relevance: Normal