BANGKOK -- Thai protest leader Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul was granted bail on Thursday, after being held in pretrial detention for 59 days on lese-majeste charges. Two other leading pro-democracy activists remain in jail despite their deteriorating health.
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Thai protest leader facing lese-majeste charges released on bail
Two leading activists still in jail despite deteriorating health
Protest leader Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul hugs a friend as she is released on bail from the Central Women's Correctional Institute in Bangkok on May 6. © Reuters
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