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    The king and I: the student risking jail by challenging Thailand's monarchy

    Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul believes she has a duty to speak out about her country’s politicsThailand protests: everything you need to know
    by Rebecca Ratcliffe and Thanit Nilayodhin Oct 13, 2020 4 minutes
    Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul at a rally in Bangkok. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

    When Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul decided to risk going to jail by calling for reforms to Thailand’s powerful monarchy, she had no idea how people would respond. In the hours before, she felt like she might faint. After turning to her friends for reassurance, she walked on to the stage of a major protest rally in Bangkok and calmly delivered a speech that would shake the country.

    In front of thousands of students, she called for the power and wealth of Thailand’s king to be curbed – challenging an institution protected by a strict lèse-majesté law and long considered untouchable. Its budget should be reduced,

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