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Thursday, September 17, 2020

The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy

Title:
The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy

Published:
BBC News, 17 September 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54182002

From the article:
"There was fear lurking inside me, deep fear of the consequences," says Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul.

In August, the 21-year-old nervously stepped onto a stage in Thailand and delivered an open challenge to the monarchy.

To the cheering of thousands of students of one of Thailand's top universities, she read out a now-famous 10-point manifesto, calling for reform of the monarchy.