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| Subject: Thailand 'run against dictatorship' draws thousands Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:34 am | |
| Thousands of people have taken part in park runs across Thailand to protest against the military-backed government and call for more political freedom. At least 10,000 people registered for the Run Against Dictatorship in the capital, Bangkok. Some 3,000 had put their names down for a similar event in another Bangkok park in support of Prayuth Chan-ocha. The former military ruler was returned to power as prime minister in elections last year. Thailand has been buffeted by political instability for years, largely a battle between supporters of the military and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The country's military has a history of intervening in politics and has seized power 12 times since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932. Mr Prayuth, a retired general, led the military coup that removed Thaksin's sister Yingluck in 2014.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51082419 |
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