FILE PHOTO: Protest leaders Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul and Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak wearing crop tops walk at Siam Paragon shopping centre, as they demonstrate against the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 20, 2020. Picture taken December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin/File Photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A court in Thailand on Thursday denied bail for seven detained activists accused of insulting the king, two of whom have deteriorating health from more than a month of hunger strikes, their lawyer said, prompting concern from right groups.
Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak, Panusaya "Roong" Sithijirawattanakul and five others are in pre-trial detention for violating Thailand's royal insults law, which carries a punishment of up to 15 years in prison for each offence.
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