Jailed activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong are demanding lese-majesty law be repealed
Two young Thai activists accused of insulting the monarchy are in a weak, exhausted condition and experiencing symptoms such as nosebleeds and chest pain after a hunger strike during which they have only sipped water, according to their lawyer and doctors.
Since then, at least 1,888 people have been prosecuted for their political expressions or taking part in protests, including 283 under-18s, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. Among these cases are 215 people accused of breaching the lese-majesty law. Tantawan and Orawan, who are calling for the law to be repealed as well as other changes, including for other activists to be released on bail, began refusing food and water on 18 January. They were hospitalised two days later.
Orawan was weak, had headaches when changing posture, dry lips, chest burn and gas in the stomach. She had received potassium replacement treatment and was sipping water, it said, but had not eaten.
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