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Two hunger strikers granted bail

Hospital submits application for critically ill women, but other political activists’ requests rejected

Tantawan Tuatulanon (right) and Orawan Phuphong have been on a hunger strike since Jan 18 and finally agreed to accept IV supplements on Monday evening as their condition worsened. (Photo: Thai Lawyers for Human Rights)

Two hunger strikers were granted bail on Tuesday on grounds that their health was in serious danger, but the application of a third was rejected.

As well, the Criminal Court rejected the bail requests of eight other political detainees, whose release the hunger strikers have been seeking. It rejected four requests outright and ordered four other cases to be investigated, with…

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