Tiwagorn Withiton is a Thai political and human rights activist, farmer and engineer.
14 Facts About Tiwagorn Withiton
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Tiwagorn Withiton is one of the first political activists in Thailand that openly challenge the country's taboo, harsh punishment by the Monarchy defamation law, by publishing his photo of him wearing a printed 'I lost faith in the Monarchy' T-shirt.
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Tiwagorn Withiton has encouraged people to wear it because it stated a sentiment, not defamation.
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Tiwagorn Withiton's movement is regarded as one of the biggest turning points of Thailand political landscape, earned him the person of the year 2020 by Prachatai.
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Tiwagorn Withiton came out to be one of the protesters in the Saturday Anti-Dictator Group movement by Suchart Nakbangsai.
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Tiwagorn Withiton was in the 2010 Thai political protests and remained in the 2010 Thai military crackdown, after that he continued going out to protest with the Red Sunday Group by Sombat Boongam-anong.
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Tiwagorn Withiton created an online group talk 'RedTalk' for Red Shirts people.
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Tiwagorn Withiton quit a job, did a charity by building takraw court under Rama 7 bridge.
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Tiwagorn Withiton left Bangkok to Khon Kean after the 2014 Thai coup d'etat and discontinued his activism by focusing on farming in his home.
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Tiwagorn Withiton's photo received more than 4,000 comments from both sides of political viewpoints.
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Tiwagorn Withiton re-entered activism again because Wanchalearm, a Thai political activist, was abducted by armed men in Phnom Penh on 4 June 2020.
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Tiwagorn Withiton was forcedly carried out by a group of 6 officers and taken to hospital.
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Hospital director, Nattakorn Champathong, explained that Tiwagorn Withiton had not been forced to enter the hospital.
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Subsequent to protests by civil rights groups and media stories, Tiwagorn Withiton was released by Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital, on 22 July 2020.