An anti-government protest in Bangkok, Oct 15, 2020. Many Thais in last year’s student-led marches, which drew hundreds of thousands who want democratic reforms, are now facing harsh criminal charges and long sentences that seem out of proportion to their actions and levels of participation in protests. (The New York Times)
A 16-year-old boy is facing possible jail time for parading down a makeshift catwalk in a crop top said to evoke His Majesty the King. An actress stands accused of breaking the law by cheering on and delivering spicy takeout to hungry members of the country’s protest movement.
And another offender has been informed that selling a calendar decorated with a rubber duck could earn him 15 years in prison.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Thailand’s student-organised…
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