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Rights group slams move to deny visas for activists
- Published: 13/09/2010 at 07:35 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Thailand has come under criticism from Human Rights Watch for its decision to deny visas to activists and ban a media event in Bangkok organised to criticise Vietnam.
Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said yesterday Vo Van Ai and Penelope Faulkner, who had been scheduled to speak at a media event, had not been allowed to enter the country.
Mr Ai, who is president of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, and Ms Ms Faulkner, its vice president, planned to hold a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) today.
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- Writer: Saritdet Marukatat
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