A Thai law student arrested for sharing a critical article about his country’s new king is this year’s winner | Democracy, elections and voting at DC

A Thai law student arrested for sharing a critical article about his country’s new king that was posted on Facebook is this year’s winner of South Korea’s most prestigious human rights award. Organizers for the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award said the parents of Jatupat “Pai Dao Din’” Boonpattararaksa will receive the award on his…