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By Prachatai |
<p>Regular protest-goer Worawan Sae-aung has been found guilty of violating the Emergency Decree and indecent exposure for stripping in front of a line of crowd control police at a protest on 28 September 2021 to protest the use of violence to disperse protests. She received a total fine of 34,000 baht.</p>
By Wanna Taemthong and Anna Lawattanatrakul |
<p>After the last two activists held in pre-trial detention were granted bail on 4 March 2022, activists in Chiang Mai ended their daily protest for the right to bail. We speak to&nbsp;writer and translator Pakavadi Weerapaspong about the Stand Against Tyranny protests and its role in the pro-democracy movement.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A protester has been charged with violation of the Emergency Decree and public nudity, after she completely stripped in front of a line of crowd control police at a protest on 28 September 2021 to protest the use of violence to disperse of the protest.</p>
By Yiamyut Sutthichaya, Nontawat Numbenchapol |
<p>These interviews with 5 among the many people who have clashed with Crowd Control Police at the Din Daeng intersection attempt to explain the motives behind the burning, explosions and firing at the police in a way that they still believe is nonviolent.</p>
By Thanarat Khiaolailoet |
<p>An interview with the page admin of &lsquo;Thalugaz&rsquo; regarding the continuous clash with police at one of Bangkok&#39;s major intersections. They insist that they are within international framework of nonviolence while the violence comes from the&nbsp;provocations by Crowd Control Police.</p>
By Pattanun Arunpreechawat |
<p>The binary thinking that places violent and nonviolent protests at opposite ends of a spectrum limits the possibilities of protest, according to a Chulalongkorn University political scientist, many movements have used both approaches simultaneously, although they may bear different political costs. While comparing red shirt and student protests, she suggested future protesters use a broad-based approach to attract broader support in bringing change.</p>