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Thais "Cast A Spell" For Democracy In Harry Potter-Theme Protest
Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped "Harry Potter" scarves rallied Monday against the government, vowing to "cast a spell" for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite.
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Thai PM Declares End Of 5 Years Of Military Rule
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha formally resigned as the head of the military government on Monday, saying the country would function as a normal democracy after five years of military rule.
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Hundreds Join Anti-Junta Rally In Thailand As Calls For Democracy Grow
Hundreds of pro-democracy Thais rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to skewer the ruling junta with T-shirts, signs and speeches, as activists grow bolder in their defiance of a ban on protests.
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Thai Junta Detains Opposition Leaders Ahead of Anti-Graft Inspection
Thailand's army detained two leaders of an opposition group today who were planning to visit a public park dedicated to the monarchy that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal involving the military government.
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Thailand Anti-Coup Activists Mark Student Crackdown Anniversary
Around 200 anti-coup activists today peacefully marked the anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on students in Bangkok, defying the ruling junta's ban on political gatherings.
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Thai Activists Plan to Defy Junta Ban With More Marches
A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand's capital since a military government took power in May 2014.
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Thai Student Charged Over Anti-Coup Protest
A Thai student was today charged over a peaceful anti-coup protest in Bangkok last month, her lawyer said, as dozens of activists gathered in support of other demonstrators summoned by police.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thai Anti-Government Protest Leaders Handed Prison Terms, Freed on Bail
Six prominent Thai anti-government protest leaders were sentenced to two years in jail today for storming the Prime Minister's office during a 2008 rally - and then released on bail to allow for appeals.
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'Democracy Is Dead' After Impeachment: Thailand's Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that democracy in her country was dead, after the military-appointed legislature voted to ban her from politics for five years.
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US Calls Planned Thai Poll Delay to 2016 'Unwise'
A general election to return Thailand to democracy will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said after talks with a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday, a delay Washington later called "unwise and unjustified."
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Thailand Elections to be Held in February 2016
A general election to return Thailand to democracy after a military coup in May will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, later than the military had initially indicated.
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Thai Students Mobilise to Resist Junta Rule
Huddled around a table at a university canteen, six Thai students draft a newsletter celebrating democracy -- a meeting that would have barely attracted a glance two months ago, but could now land them in jail.
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Opponents of Thai Military Regime Launch Campaign for Democracy
Opponents of Thailand's junta launched a campaign on Tuesday to restore democracy and "oppose the military dictatorship and its aristocratic network", the first sign of organised resistance to the army since it seized power last month.
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Chinese Party Newspaper Says Western Democracy Only Brings Chaos
China's top newspaper on Monday warned against aping Western-style democracy just a week after the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, pointing to Thailand and Ukraine as examples of the kind of chaos the system can bring.
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Thais "Cast A Spell" For Democracy In Harry Potter-Theme Protest
Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped "Harry Potter" scarves rallied Monday against the government, vowing to "cast a spell" for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite.
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Thai PM Declares End Of 5 Years Of Military Rule
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha formally resigned as the head of the military government on Monday, saying the country would function as a normal democracy after five years of military rule.
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Hundreds Join Anti-Junta Rally In Thailand As Calls For Democracy Grow
Hundreds of pro-democracy Thais rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to skewer the ruling junta with T-shirts, signs and speeches, as activists grow bolder in their defiance of a ban on protests.
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Thai Junta Detains Opposition Leaders Ahead of Anti-Graft Inspection
Thailand's army detained two leaders of an opposition group today who were planning to visit a public park dedicated to the monarchy that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal involving the military government.
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Thailand Anti-Coup Activists Mark Student Crackdown Anniversary
Around 200 anti-coup activists today peacefully marked the anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on students in Bangkok, defying the ruling junta's ban on political gatherings.
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Thai Activists Plan to Defy Junta Ban With More Marches
A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand's capital since a military government took power in May 2014.
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Thai Student Charged Over Anti-Coup Protest
A Thai student was today charged over a peaceful anti-coup protest in Bangkok last month, her lawyer said, as dozens of activists gathered in support of other demonstrators summoned by police.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thai Anti-Government Protest Leaders Handed Prison Terms, Freed on Bail
Six prominent Thai anti-government protest leaders were sentenced to two years in jail today for storming the Prime Minister's office during a 2008 rally - and then released on bail to allow for appeals.
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'Democracy Is Dead' After Impeachment: Thailand's Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that democracy in her country was dead, after the military-appointed legislature voted to ban her from politics for five years.
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US Calls Planned Thai Poll Delay to 2016 'Unwise'
A general election to return Thailand to democracy will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said after talks with a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday, a delay Washington later called "unwise and unjustified."
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Thailand Elections to be Held in February 2016
A general election to return Thailand to democracy after a military coup in May will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, later than the military had initially indicated.
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Thai Students Mobilise to Resist Junta Rule
Huddled around a table at a university canteen, six Thai students draft a newsletter celebrating democracy -- a meeting that would have barely attracted a glance two months ago, but could now land them in jail.
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Opponents of Thai Military Regime Launch Campaign for Democracy
Opponents of Thailand's junta launched a campaign on Tuesday to restore democracy and "oppose the military dictatorship and its aristocratic network", the first sign of organised resistance to the army since it seized power last month.
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Chinese Party Newspaper Says Western Democracy Only Brings Chaos
China's top newspaper on Monday warned against aping Western-style democracy just a week after the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, pointing to Thailand and Ukraine as examples of the kind of chaos the system can bring.
