Thai Protests

• Students in Thailand protest, call for educational, political reforms

  Secondary school students in Thailand's capital rallied Saturday for educational and political reforms, defying government threats to crack down with legal action against the country's high-profile protest movement.

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  Nov 21, 2020
  
• Student protesters in Thailand call for political change

  Fed up with an archaic educational system and enraged by the military's efforts to keep control over their nation, the student-led campaign that began earlier this year has shaken Thailand's ruling establishment with the most significant campaign for political change in years.

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  Oct 27, 2020
  
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• Thai demonstrators expand protests, ask Germany’s Angela Merkel to investigate king

  Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether Thailand's king has exercised political power during his extended stays in Bavaria.

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  Oct 26, 2020
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• Thailand’s prime minister calls for calm as protesters’ deadline nears

  Prayuth's office issued a statement repeating his plea to resolve differences through Parliament, which will discuss the political situation in a special session starting Monday.

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  Oct 24, 2020
• Protesters in Thailand march near prime minister’s office as demonstrations continue

  Student-led protesters in Thailand defiantly marched to the streets near the prime minister's office on Wednesday night, repeating their demand that he step down even as he urged them to let Parliament deal with their calls for democratic reforms.

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  Oct 21, 2020
• Pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand for 5th straight day

  The protest movement -- which is calling for the prime minister's resignation, a more democratic constitution and a reformed monarchy -- began in March at universities around the country.

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  Oct 18, 2020
• Thai authorities shut down transit system in Bangkok as protests continue

  The protesters have been doing their best to elude the authorities, using social media to assemble followers before police have time to block them.

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  Oct 17, 2020
• Thai demonstrators march in thousands as protests for government reform escalate

  Protesters have grown ever bolder during two months of demonstrations against Thailand's palace and military-dominated establishment, breaking a long-standing taboo on criticising the monarchy -- which is illegal under lese majeste laws.

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  Sep 19, 2020
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• ‘We want to get rid of them’: Thailand protesters plan biggest anti-government rally yet

  The biggest demonstration so far drew 10,000 in Bangkok last month, but protest leaders have said they expect this one to be much bigger.

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  Sep 19, 2020
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• Thousands of pro-democracy protesters rally in Bangkok against Thai government

  The gathering, organized by a group calling itself Liberation Youth, was the biggest of its kind since the government called a state of emergency in March to deal with the coronavirus.

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  Jul 18, 2020