Thailand: hundreds stage largest protest since start of military rule

Environmental activists demonstrate against luxury housing project in Chiang Mai Over a thousand people have gathered in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand to protest against the building of a government luxury housing project on forested land, police have said. The gathering on Sunday was one of the largest since Thailand’s junta took power following a 2014 coup. The junta imposed a ban on public gatherings of over five people and has largely curbed freedom of expression through various orders and used military and police forces to block public gatherings. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/29/thailand-environmental-protest-chiang-mai #Headlines by: Reuters

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