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Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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Thai protesters close their mouths and flash the sign of ‘brotherhood, liberty and equality’ during an anti-coup demonstration at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 June 2014. (EPA/Rungro Yongrit)
Thai junta sets up panels to crack down on critical news reports
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s military authorities are setting up a network of panels to closely monitor domestic and international media and crackdown on criticism of what the junta sees as its efforts to right the country, a senior officer said on Thursday....Caption:
A plainclothes policeman detains a man (in the blue striped shirt) who had demonstrated against military rule by briefly holding up a protest sign at a shopping district in central Bangkok on May 31, 2014. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)
Protesters to test Thai junta, no vote for over a year
Bangkok, Reuters—Protesters will test Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha this weekend after he said there would be no elections in Thailand for more than a year to give the military time to engineer reforms. Prayuth ousted the government of Prime Minister...Caption:
Thai soldiers stand guard during a protest against the military coup at the victory monument in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 May 2014. (EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL)
Thai military rulers appoint anti-Thaksin advisers
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country’s long-running...Caption:
An anti-coup protester holds a ‘No Coup’ placard in front of Thai army soldiers during a gathering at the Victory Monument in Bangkok on May 25, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ Manan VATSYAYANA)