Thai activists are disappearing, and families are looking for answer
Another 3 Thai activists who fled to Vietnam have not been seen for more than a year, ever since they were delivered into the hands of the Thai authorities by the Vietnamese government, according to their political allies.
This month, Wanchalerm Satsaksit, a Thai pro-democracy campaigner in Cambodia, was bundled into a black sedan by armed men, according to witnesses.
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