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Hunger strikers vow to carry on

Two political prisoners freed on bail but fast will continue until all others are released, say women

Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest at the Thammasat University Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani on Aug 10 last year. (Reuters File Photo)

Two young men detained on royal defamation charges have been granted bail, but activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong have vowed to continue their hunger strike until every political prisoner is released.

Lawyer Kritsadang Nutcharat relayed his clients’ decision at a news conference on Saturday outside Thammasat University Hospital where the two young women are being treated along with a third hunger striker, Sitthichok…

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