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September 21, 2020

Thai Youth Call for General Strike as They Ramp Up Anti-Gov't, Anti-Monarchy Protest
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In Thailand, protesters are calling for a general strike as they
continue to demand democratic reforms and constraints on the power and
budget of the monarchy. The months-long, student-led, anti-government
protest movement has seen some of the largest turnout in years, despite
the pandemic. On Sunday, protesters laid a plaque in cement near the
royal Grand Palace that said, "This country belongs to the people and is
not the property of the monarch as they have deceived us."


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