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Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Thai student political activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul[1] also known as Panasaya Sithijirawattanakul[2][3] (Thai: ปนัสยา สิทธิจิรวัฒนกุล; RTGS: Panatsaya Sitthichirawatthanakun; nicknamed Rung or Roong; born 15 September 1998) is a Thai student political activist and university student leader who is also the spokesperson of the Student Union of Thailand. She is well known for her criticism of the Thai monarchy. During the 2020 Thai protests, she was one of the leaders who pioneered revolutionary demonstrations calling for major structural reform of the Thai monarchy.[4]
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Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul | |
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ปนัสยา สิทธิจิรวัฒนกุล | |
![]() Rung at Ratchaprasong protests in 2021 | |
Born | (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 25) Nonthaburi Province, Thailand |
Nationality | Thai |
Other names | Rung, Roong |
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Years active | 2020–present |
Known for | 2020–2021 Thai protests' co-leader |
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After being jailed for Article 112, she has been on hunger strike against the ruling since 30 March 2021.[5]