Thailand Protests

Thailand protests: Authorities seek to censor media coverage of student demonstrations, ban messaging app

The efforts by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government to clamp down on the protests come as demonstrations continued in Bangkok and spread around the country, despite an emergency decree banning public gatherings of more than four people in the capital

Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented anti-government protests, bans public gatherings

The demonstrators have called for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha’s resignation and the reform of the monarchical system in the country

In Thailand, discontent of pro-democracy protesters bubbles over as government battens down hatches

Thai political history is littered with army coups that have nullified the results of national elections. The last coup, in 2014, was followed by the passage of an army-drafted Constitution that has eroded democratic institutions further. The Senate, for instance, is now entirely appointed.

Thai LGBT activists raise pride flag in youth protests demanding its military govt to step down

Several youth-led demonstrations have sprung up across Thailand since last week, when thousands of activists defied a coronavirus ban on gatherings and staged one of the largest street rallies since a 2014 military coup

Thousands participate in 'Run against Dictatorship' in Thailand's Bangkok, demand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's resignation

The trigger for Sunday's rally were moves by courts to dissolve a popular, new progressive political party in Thailand

Thai junta tracks Internet comments to capture protest leader

Thailand's security forces have tracked down and detained a prominent activist who helped organise protests against last month's military coup from comments he posted on the Internet.

Thai protesters surround PM's temporary offices

Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters surrounded the prime minister's temporary office in Bangkok's northern outskirts to demand her resignation

Thai protesters to rally against PM after deadly clashes

Thai protesters seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today threatened to storm her temporary office, a day after street clashes left five people dead and 70 others injured.

Thai police and protesters clash, leaving one dead

Emergency medical officials say that one civilian was killed and 50 people were injured in clashes between Thai police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok.

Thai police remove 100 protesters from rally site

Thai police have detained and removed about 100 anti-government protesters who were camped out near a government ministry in Bangkok.