Jatupat Boonpattararaksa
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Jatupat Boonpattararaksa (Thai: จตุภัทร์ บุญภัทรรักษา), commonly known as Pai Dao Din (ไผ่ ดาวดิน; a combination of his nickname Pai and the student activist group Dao Din) is a human rights defender and activist from Thailand, who was arrested on 3 December 2016 on charges of Lèse-majesté in Thailand, the first such case under King Vajiralongkorn,[1] following which he faced a secret trial and was then imprisoned. He has been charged and imprisoned multiple times, including for sedition,[2] and most recently, on 9 March 2021, was charged and imprisoned for lese majesty a second time.[3] Jatupat is presently affiliated with the Free People movement.[4]
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Jatupat Boonpattararaksa | |
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จตุภัทร์ บุญภัทรรักษา | |
Born | (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) Chaiyaphum, Thailand |
Nationality | Thai |
Other names | Pai |
Alma mater | Khon Kaen University (LLB) |
Occupation | Activist |
Years active | 2013–present |
Known for | First lèse majesté prisoner during the 10th Reign, 2020–2021 Thai protests' co-leader |
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