Netiporn ‘Boong’ Sanesangkhom, a judge's daughter and tutor turned political activist, died on Tuesday at Thammasat University Hospital, Bangkok, from the effects of a prolonged hunger strike. (Photo: Talu Wang Facebook Page)
Jailed activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was pronounced dead at Thammasat University Hospital late Tuesday morning, over three months after she had started a dry hunger strike.
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