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Activists’ hunger strike enters 10th day

Pair take water for the first time but remain very weak, as supporters’ rallies continue

Tantawan Tuatulanon (right) and Orawan Phuphong prepare to make a court appearance at which they requested revocation of their bail as a gesture of support for other political detainees, on Jan 16. (Photo: Thai Lawyers for Human Rights)

Supporters continued to gather outside the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Friday evening to press for judicial reforms as a hunger strike by two young political activists entered its 10th day.

Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong were visited on Friday at Thammasat University Hospital by their families and a lawyer, who reported that they were still very weak.

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