By Andrew Drummond and Harriet Arkell PUBLISHED: 06:28 EST, 20 March 2013 | UPDATED: 08:26 EST, 20 March 2013 Disturbing footage showing Burmese prostitutes being violently attacked by a group of men has gone viral on the internet, prompting calls for more to be done to help such women. The four-minute clip, which was shown on Thai television news last night, shows a group of defenceless young women being punched and kicked repeatedly by several men. One of the women who is singled out after she tries to call or text someone on her mobile is practically beaten unconscious by the men - who some said were police officers - in what appears to be a closed room.
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Footage shows women punched, kicked and knocked to the floor by men
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Women are said to be Burmese prostitutes, their attackers Thai or Burmese
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YouTube film highlights appalling conditions for prostitutes in Thailand
However critics in @placeholder have suggested the men are Thai, and possibly even police officers.