By Prachatai |
<p>The student group Free Youth Movement organized a public demonstration at the Democracy Monument on the evening of Saturday (18 July) to protest against the government and call for the dissolution of parliament and constitutional amendments, and for the authorities to stop harassing citizens exercising freedom of expression</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>
By Prachatai |
<p>At least a thousand Khon Kaen University (KKU) students have gathered to protest against the current government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, using the hashtag "#KKUenoughisenough", with student activists reading statements denouncing the dissolution of the Future Forward Party by the Constitutional Court.</p>
<p>Bangkok : Thousands took to the streets in Bangkok’s central shopping district on Saturday (14 December), a day after Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party (FFP), called a protest.</p>
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<div>Since May 23, the military junta has arrested 13 anti-coup protesters during protests in Bangkok.
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<div>On Saturday at 11am, approximately 200 anti-coup demonstrators gathered to protest against the military coup d'etat in front of Major Cineplex on Ratchayothin Road. Reportedly, a company of soldiers were deployed to maintain law and order. </div>
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<div>The situation became a bit chaotic when anti-coup protesters saw Porntipa Supattanakul, aka Fah Porntipa, a royalist who filed a lese majeste complaint against Saran Chuichai, aka Aum Neko, a transgender student activist, near the protest site.
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By Suluck Lamubol |
<div>About 150 Thai academics have on Tuesday denounced the proposal of the anti-government protesters to establish a “People’s Council” and royally-appointed caretaker government as legally impossible and undemocratic. </div>
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