News Forum - Thai political activists left to rot in jail

[Thaiger]

Human rights activists have demanded the immediate release of political reform prisoners from Thailand’s jails. Protest groups are concerned about the health and safety of those jailed and fear they will die if they don’t get urgent medical treatment. Thai authorities are well versed in targeting reform activists and a number of protesters have been thrown in jail and left to rot. Thantawan ‘Tawan’ Tuatalonon, and other activists, including Nutthanit “Bai Por” Duangmusit, Netiporn “Pakbung” Sanesangkhom, and Sophon ‘Get’ Surariddhidhamrong, have been arrested over the past two months on a range of legal charges, including violating Section 112, or ‘lese […]

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[ThaiEyes]

I like how The Thaiger uses “insult” (with quotes). Here usually meaning mentioning anything, insulting or not.  

[Soidog]

Isn’t this what all dictators do?

[Poolie]

Self-harm is never the way to get what you want.

[MikeW]

You know they are scared or insecure when they have to lock up people for voicing their opinion 

[Maikel]

Later they ask why tourists are coming less. 

its what dictature do and nobody like to spend money on dictatures

[Thaidup]

In the USA they would labeled as "Insurrectionists"

[astro]

10 minutes ago, Thaidup said:

In the USA they would labeled as "Insurrectionists"

If they were armed and stormed the Capitol - yes!

But they didn't, they are incarcerated in Thailand under dubious pretense.

[Thaidup]

3 hours ago, astro said:

If they were armed and stormed the Capitol - yes!

But they didn't, they are incarcerated in Thailand under dubious pretense.

What was the aim? Get rid of the monarchy and change the government? No arms used in either situation.

Just making points, not taking sides ok.

In my view people are too afraid to ask questions these days, for fear of being labeled one thing or another, Just look around, take some time and ask, we don't have to judge off the batt.

[NorskTiger]

On 5/26/2022 at 1:05 PM, MikeW said:

You know they are scared or insecure when they have to lock up people for voicing their opinion 

Julian Assange knows that well. 

[NorskTiger]

Realities are what they are. 

 As long as China has a need to preserve the Malakka shipping lane, a new "color revolution" in Thailand is as likely as AMnesty International starting to take up Julian Assanges case on a serious level.