Thai Youth Activist Dies in Custody

Click to expand Image Pro-democracy protesters during a mourning ceremony for Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, a Thai political activist, outside the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on May 14, 2024. © 2024 Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Image/Sipa USA via AP Photo Thai anti-monarchy activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, died in custody in Bangkok today while on a hunger strike she began in January. Netiporn brought attention to Thailand's cruel use of its lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) law, ...