BANGKOK, Aug 8 — Thai police yesterday detained two activists in the first arrests against an increasingly bold movement of young protesters calling for democracy and challenging a controversial law that protects the monarchy. In recent weeks near daily rallies have been held at universities and...
Anon Nampa, a pro-democracy student, one of the leaders of Thailand's recent anti-government protests, is pictured after being arrested, at the police station in Bangkok, Thailand August 7, 2020. — Reuters pic
In recent weeks near daily rallies have been held at universities and town halls across the country to denounce the military-aligned government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha. Yesterday police read out the charges before detaining Anon outside his home in Bangkok, a move captured on a video that quickly circulated online.
Protesters have been voicing their rising discontent at Prayut, whose hold on power they regard as a legacy of a royalist junta regime.
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