What's behind Thailand's protests and what comes next?

BANGKOK: A pro-democracy movement led by student groups has gathered pace across Thailand for the last couple of months, with some activists openly calling for reforms of the kingdom's unassailable monarchy.

Protesters say the whole process was a stitch-up and are calling for parliament to be dissolved, the constitution rewritten and an end to the harassment they are facing.They also have a list of 10 demands for the monarchy, including throwing out a defamation law that shields the powerful royal family from criticism.

Today's student demonstrators say there is no single leader - a strategy partly inspired by the Hong Kong protests.Under the constitution, the royals - including super-rich King Maha Vajiralongkorn - are supposed to stay out of politics, but they wield enormous clout. But pro-royalist groups have held their own, smaller counter-demonstrations with mostly older protesters enraged at the perceived affront to the monarchy.

So far more than two dozen protesters have been arrested, charged with sedition and breaking coronavirus rules, and released on bail.WHAT COMES NEXT?

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