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<div>05 August 2014</div>
<div><strong>Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights </strong>: Ravina Shamdasani</div>
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<div><strong>Location:</strong> Geneva</div>
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<div><strong>Subject: </strong>Thailand</div>
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<div>We have been very concerned by the methods of arrest and detention of politicians, activists, academics and journalists following the military coup in Thailand in May this year. </div>
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<div>Since 22 May 2014, more than 700 individuals have been summoned and arreste
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