The 53 year old human rights and labour activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk will this week mark 4 years in jail. Somyot was convicted under Thailand’s draconian Lese Majeste law. Last year Somyot wrote a letter detailing his continuing determination to fight. His case has been taken up by a range of unions around the world, including peak Australian ones. The international campaign for his release will continue and his support groups have asked for his case to be highlighted in May Day marches around the world. Somyot’s wife, Joop, has been at the forefront of the fight for his release even as the repression inside Thailand continues to escalate.
The 53 year old human rights and labour activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk will this week mark 4 years in jail. Somyot was convicted under Thailand’s draconian Lese Majeste law. Last year Somyot wrote a letter detailing his continuing determination to fight. His case has been taken up by a range of unions around the world, including peak Australian ones. The international campaign for his release will continue and his support groups have asked for his case to be highlighted in May Day marches around the world. Somyot’s wife, Joop, has been at the forefront of the fight for his release even as the repression inside Thailand continues to escalate.
