Political activists Orawan Phuphong (left) and Tatawan Tuatulanon raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, in protest outside at Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 16. - AP
Bangkok (AFP): Two Thai protesters held under the kingdom's tough royal insult laws will be temporarily released over health concerns provoked by their hunger strike, a court said on Tuesday.
Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong have been refusing food and water since Jan 18, a protest aimed at urging political parties to support the abolition of the country's stifling lese majeste laws.
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