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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Caleb Quinley

‘Shattering the palace’: Young women take up Thailand reform call

Tawan is a member of the anti-monarchy group Thaluwang which is adopting new methods in the battle for reform in Thailand [Ginger Cat/Al Jazeera]

Bangkok, Thailand – Tawan Tuatulanon glanced out of her vehicle’s rear window and noticed that state security forces were following dangerously close. She began recording a Facebook live video on her phone as she and her fellow monarchy reform activists discussed how they might evade the threat.

“The police are following us again,” 20-year-old Tawan told her live audience on Facebook last month. “This is not okay,” she murmured as the vehicle raced down a highway in the capital Bangkok.

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