BANGKOK, July 8, 2015 (AFP) - Fourteen Thai students detained for an anti-coup protest were released from jail Wednesday but still face sedition charges, a lawyer said, in a case that has heightened concerns over civil liberties in the junta-ruled kingdom.
The activists -- university students in their 20s, including one woman -- have become the public face of protest in Thailand, where few have dared to challenge the ruling military’s web of restrictions -- including a ban on political gatherings -- since last May’s coup.
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