In this handout photo taken and released on October 15, 2020 by the Thai Lawyers For Human Rights shows Thai student leader Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul is arrested by police from her hotel room in Bangkok after the government imposed an emergency decree. The Thai government declared a state of emergency banning gatherings of more than four people and outlawing online posts deemed a threat to national security on October 15 in a move to end simmering pro-democracy protests. - AFP
BaANGKOK, Oct 16, 2020 (AFP): Thai activist Rung jabbed at the establishment when she demanded reform of the all-powerful monarchy last month -- a stand that saw her bundled into a car and arrested on Thursday night (Oct 15).
The university student, whose real name is Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, has become one of the best-known faces of Thailand's swelling pro-democracy movement, now targeted by a forceful government crackdown.
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