2 young Thai political activists end marathon hunger strike
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2 young Thai political activists end marathon hunger strike
after 53 days, organ failure feared
Only one of their three demands have been partly met – to guarantee all political pre-trial detainees – as a number but not all were granted bail. Their two other demands, judicial reform and for all political parties to support the abolition of the lese majeste law, were not met.
In better days;
in the early days of their strike when they refused treatment;they got little support back than
https://www.khaosod.co.th/khaosod-english/news_7554210
as one that did a far amount of protesting from the mid 60's to early 70's, its nice to see some youth still care enough about their country to draw attention to what they see as serious flaws n the system.Tantawan "Tawan" Tuatulanon, 21, and Orawan "Bam" Phupong, 23, began their hunger strike on January 18 to urge political parties to support the abolition of the kingdom's royal insult laws -- among the harshest in the world.
The young women were charged with royal defamation last year – more than 200 people have been charged under lese-majesty, including 17 minors, since 2020
Only one of their three demands have been partly met – to guarantee all political pre-trial detainees – as a number but not all were granted bail. Their two other demands, judicial reform and for all political parties to support the abolition of the lese majeste law, were not met.
In better days;
in the early days of their strike when they refused treatment;they got little support back than
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeas ... ure-fearedTwo young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors’ fears they could suffer organ failure.
Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon, 21, and Orawan “Bam” Phupong, 23, began their hunger strike on January 18 to urge political parties to support the abolition of the kingdom’s royal insult laws – among the harshest in the world.
Wednesday marked the 50th day of the young women’s protest. They were freed from custody last month as their health declined.
“Tawan and Bam would like to inform the public that we have stopped the hunger strike to save our lives to continue fighting,” Tawan said in a Facebook post on Saturday.
“The medical staff are concerned our kidneys and other organs are affected by the long period without food and water.”
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In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: 2 young Thai political activists end marathon hunger strike
I don't know why anyone thinks a hungers strike is a good idea. The only person it inconveniences is the person on strike.
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you sure?techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:05 am I don't know why anyone thinks a hungers strike is a good idea. The only person it inconveniences is the person on strike.
look what Bobby Sands hunger strike achieved>
Forty years ago, on 5 May 1981, 27-year-old Bobby Sands, the IRA's leader in the Maze prison outside Belfast, starved himself to death. Peter Taylor, who covered the story at the time, says it marked a watershed in Northern Ireland's Troubles, helping to pave the way for the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein, to become today the largest on the island of Ireland.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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I didn't say they weren't effective, just not something I thought was a good idea.
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