Description
On 7 August 2023, activists belonging to a group called Thalu Wang staged a rally in front of Pheu Thai Party headquarters to protest the party's decision to form coalition government with pro-military parties. According to news reports, one of the activists threw a water bottle at the direction of the police line but missed her aim, and the bottle struck a female reporter covering the protest instead. When some other media workers nearby shouted that a reporter had been hit, some activists yelled back at the reporters in anger and told them to leave the rally. An organizer later apologized in person to the journalists.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Female
Age
Country
Bangkok
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Thalu Wang
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Verbal Intimidation
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