Latest Thailand pro-democracy protest draws at least 10,000

BANGKOK: An anti-government protest in Thailand drew more than 10,000 people on Sunday , police said, the largest political demonstration the kingdom has seen in years as a pro-democracy movement gathers steam.

"Down with the dictatorship," the students chanted, many holding signs critical of the administration. Others held pigeon-shaped cutouts representing peace. "Give a deadline to dictatorship" and"let it end at our generation" were the top Twitter hashtags in Thailand on Sunday. Tensions have risen over the last two weeks with authorities arresting three activists. They were released on bail after being charged with sedition.They were told not to repeat the alleged offences, but two of them - prominent student leader Parit Chiwarak and human rights lawyer Anon Numpa - arrived at the protest venue on Sunday flanked by cheering supporters.

"We can't let the students walk on this difficult path alone," a 68-year-old woman told AFP, declining to provide her name.Standing at one corner of the monument's intersection were dozens of royalist protesters carrying portraits of the king and queen, shouting"long live the king". Sunday's massive turnout on Sunday is meant to send a message to the government that"they cannot forever use legal mechanisms against the people", said political analyst Titipol Phakdeewanich of Ubon Ratchathani University.

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