Thai Protesters Set to Defy Ban With Rallies Outside Bangkok
- Demonstrators seek changes to monarchy, Prayuth’s resignation
- Another protest planned Friday in main shopping district
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Anti-government protesters plan to defy a ban on gatherings in Thailand’s capital for a third day and hold rallies across the nation, escalating a three-month old movement in support of monarchy reform and greater democracy.
Pro-democracy protesters will return to stage a demonstration in Bangkok later today after tens of thousands of them defied an emergency declared by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha on Thursday to quell the escalating demonstrations. Parit Chiwarak, arrested during the demonstration near the premier’s office on Wednesday, urged his supporters to “keep staging protests” until their demands are met.