Thailand charged eight activists of a civil rights group with violating the military government’s ban on public gatherings, after it kicked off a cross-country march on January 20, in a rare display of public discontent. The eight charged on Wednesday, who belong to the People Go Network of activists and academics, which organized the anti-junta “We Walk” march lasting until February 17, have denied the charge. Last Saturday Hundreds of police in Thailand blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country. The demonstration, which was broadcast live on Facebook, was shared more than 900 times and viewed by more than 32,000 times. The Amnesty International stated that Thai military government must end its far-reaching crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.