Pro-democracy protesters do a three-fingered salute as they attend a rally to demand the government to resign at Thammasat University's Rangsit campus outside of Bangkok, Thailand August 10, 2020. — Reuters pic
“I just want my rights,” said 20-year-old Rawee, real name Nawiboon Chompoo, who helps fire up rallies with chants for reform and by burning pictures of the country’s prime minister.Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha is a former army chief and mastermind of the 2014 coup that brought military rule back to Thailand for five years.
Protesters have borrowed pop culture symbols, including songs from Japanese cartoon Hamtaro and the musical They have even staged Harry Potter-themed demonstrations.The coronavirus pandemic sent Thailand’s economy into free fall, focusing already simmering discontent against the government’s handling of the crisis.
Activists also called for frank discussion about the super-rich King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who sits at the apex of Thai power and took the throne from his revered father in 2016.
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