Jailed activist weakened by hunger strike dies

[caller]

I know we're restricted to what can be said, but as stated in the attached media report:

'No-one should die because they think differently'.

A brave lady. RIP

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... trike-dies

[404cameljockey]

So sad. She allowed herself to die to protest over a law which should have been repealed decades ago. Fearless and principled.

[caller]

Now a major headline in The Times:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thai ... -9l62g6m9w

Behind a paywall, for those that don't subscribe.

[hhinner]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/artic ... ger-strike

Guess the police hospital 14th floor wasn't available.

[caller]

Beeb:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0v005j1j91o

[HHTel]

Thailand is the only constitutional monarchy to have strengthened its lèse-majesté law since World War II. With penalties ranging from three to fifteen years imprisonment for each count, it has been described as the "world's harshest lèse majesté law" and "possibly the strictest criminal-defamation law anywhere". Its enforcement has been described as being "in the interest of the palace".

The 50-year imprisonment imposed in 2024 is the longest sentence ever given for a lèse-majesté case, breaking the previous record of 43-year imprisonment given in 2021

[Lev]

It is illegal to discuss this in Thailand so unfortunately we are forced to lock this thread.