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Chatcharn Buppawan

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Chatcharn Buppawan
ชัชชาญ บุปผาวัลย์
DiedDecember 2018

Chatcharn Buppawan (Thai: ชัชชาญ บุปผาวัลย์), known as Puchana (Thai: ภูชนะ), was a Thai anti-monarchy activist and exile based in Laos.[1]

Activism and exile

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Chatcharn was a member of Red Siam, a republican faction within the Red Shirts political movement.[2] He fled Thailand following the 2014 Thai military coup.[2] In Laos, Chatcharn lived with exiled Thai activists Surachai Danwattananusorn and Kraidej "Kasalong" Luelert in Vientiane.[3]

Disappearance and death

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On 12 December 2018, Chatcharn, Surachai, and Kraidej disappeared from Vientiane.[2]

On 26 December 2018, Chatcharn's mutilated body was found by fisherman Denchai Sornsai on the shore of the Mekong River in northeastern Thailand.[3][4] The body of fellow activist Kraidej Luelert was found in a similar location on 27 December.[5] Both bodies were found to be disemboweled and stuffed with concrete posts.[3] The killings of both activists were described as political in nature.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mutilated Thai bodies on Mekong shore are activist's aides". 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  2. ^ a b c Sopranzetti, Claudio. "It's time we listened to the plight of Thai dissidents abroad". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. ^ a b c Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (2019-03-17). "Murder on the Mekong: why exiled Thai dissidents are abducted and killed". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  4. ^ "Rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return to countries they fled for safety". AP News. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. ^ "Laos: Investigate Disappearance of 3 Thai Dissidents | Human Rights Watch". 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. ^ "Thai police says bodies from river were missing activists". AP News. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-13.