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Thai political crisis may refer to: 1970s peasant revolts in Thailand. 2005–06 Thai political crisis, a series of events that led to a military coup and the removal of Thaksin Shinawatra from power. 2008 Thai political crisis, protests against the government of Samak Sundaravej by the People's Alliance for Democracy. 2009 Thai political ...
Timeline of the 2020 Thai protests (August 2020) On 3 August, a Harry Potter -themed demonstration was held, openly criticised the monarchy, and demanded amendment of increasing royal prerogative and lèse majesté law. [1] The protest, which 200 people joined, featured a public speech by Anon Nampa.
Black May ( Thai: พฤษภาทมิฬ; RTGS : Phruetsapha Thamin ), also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by security forces and police in Bangkok in May 1992. A rally of over 200,000 people led by Chamlong Srimuang was held on 17 May, caused by the extending of the military regime of ...
The Red Shirts ( Thai: เสื้อแดง, romanized : Suea Daeng) are a political movement in Thailand, formed following the 2006 coup d'état which deposed then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Originally synonymous with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), a group formed to protest the coup and resulting ...
Thailand, [b] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [c] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of 66 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi).
State response and arrests. Thai authorities have summoned university chancellors to order them to prevent students from demanding monarchy reform and to draw up lists of student protest leaders, warning that student demands could lead to violence, specifically referencing the Thammasat University Massacre of student protesters by far-right ...
The People's Alliance for Democracy was re-established in Thailand on March 28, 2008 at Thammasat University auditorium. Several issues were raised by the PAD, including the Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's ties to Thaksin Shinawatra, ties between some People's Power Party members and the banned-Thai Rak Thai party, alleged interference in the justice system, and attempts to amend the 2007 ...
