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Hundreds rally as hunger strikers weaken

Tantawan Tuatulanon (foreground) and Orawan Phuphong doused themselves with red paint at a protest earlier this month to draw attention to their demands for bail rights and judicial reform. (Photo: Thai Lawyers for Human Rights)

Hundreds of people staged a candlelight vigil in central Bangkok on Thursday evening in support of two hunger striking political activists whose health is deteriorating fast.

Six opposition parties also released a joint statement calling for authorities to seek views from all parties concerned about judicial reform, and for the bail rights of defendants in political cases to be considered fairly by the courts.

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