Thailand: Funeral ceremony for activist who died in hunger strike

Adirach Toumlamoon

The atmosphere of Bung Netiporn's funeral on the last day before the cremation ceremony according to Buddhist principles. She died on hunger strike over demands for justice reform and that no more political dissidents be imprisoned. His lawyer stated before the funeral that the cause of Bung's death was due to a mistake in life support at the correctional hospital where a breathing tube was inserted into the esophagus instead of the windpipe.