Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Thai military government seeks to restrict dissent, limit protests

[JURIST] Thailand's military released several statements on Sunday in an effort to smother dissent following the military overthrow of the government last Thursday. Deputy army spokesman Winthai Suvaree said in a televised statement [press release, in Thai]: We would like to ask all people to avoid gathering to stage protests because it’s not a usual situation for the democratic process. For those who use social media to provoke, please stop because it’s not good for anyone. For media, they should...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/05/thai-military-government-seeks-to-restrict-dissent-limit-protests.php

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