NationThailand-Aug 4

In what was viewed as a landmark demonstration on Monday night, protesters for the first time raised the issue of the monarchy’s role – previously a taboo topic in Thailand. Anti-government protesters gathered at Democracy Monument in Bangkok for a demonstration titled “Harry Potter versus You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named”. The rally held by students from Kasetsart University and Mahanakorn University of Technology kicked off at 5pm and ran into night. Protesters warned that excessive royal power may undermine democracy in a constitutional monarchy, and called on the government to abandon or change relevant laws. They also called for amendment of the lese-majeste law to bring it into line with democratic and human rights principles, including the right to free speech.

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