{"id":262211,"date":"2020-07-19T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=262211"},"modified":"2020-07-19T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T10:30:17","slug":"anti-government-protests-hit-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/19\/anti-government-protests-hit-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-government protests hit Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_138967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138967\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15832453859_710816d694_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15832453859_710816d694_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15832453859_710816d694_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/15832453859_710816d694_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protests were organized by the Free Youth group and demonstrators gathered at the Democracy Monument to voice opposition to the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. (File <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vscript\/15832453859\/in\/photolist-q84sWp-BPDhhf-zGhif-7dbze4-4Fj79d-yuFJ6-FYSVNH-ttfW9v-RsvxmH-4moEBu-9bH1i2-89rMNs-5ShyEX-RAbEbN-pykCC4-RMb4Tc-UtgwF7-sprgjU-5qNif4-4Fvtyy-6ySVpD-5RKjqc-fqnK-6PMuJa-d5vzqo-bMfbvX-6rpAzG-7v9bNa-LZcAU-9cEvoe-fjoYb3-jTMfN-UwMEi1-7vcVg3-786GLA-VAf21X-92U2dS-qxe5NV-oH7tkZ-SXtFRq-RJyLr1-5MY3iq-C6zx2y-q3pNEq-6x1d8Q-YNPH8d-jzorhJ-UtgwJJ-UtFoDN-Uib77o\">Photo<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vscript\/\">Vee Satayamas\/Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>BANGKOK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Thousands took to the streets here in Bangkok to call for a new constitution in anti-government rallies Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Protests were organized by the Free Youth group and demonstrators gathered at the Democracy Monument to voice opposition to the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rally was the first major political demonstration since the end of most Covid-19 restrictions. And while the emergency decree, including a prohibition on public gatherings, remains in effect, government officials have said they would not apply it to political events if they remained peaceful,\u201d according to the Bangkok Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rally was staged to press three demands: dissolution of the House, a rewrite of the constitution and an end to official and judicial harassment of those critical of the government,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a coup in 2014, and then-army chief Prayut took power. He was elected prime minister in 2019.<em><strong>\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK\u00a0\u2013 Thousands took to the streets here in Bangkok to call for a new constitution in anti-government rallies Saturday. 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