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Thai Authorities Arrest Pro-Democracy Protest Leader

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   Authorities in Thailand arrested a student pro-democracy protest leader
   Friday after he led demonstrations last month calling for government
   reforms and an end to military influence on politics.

   The arrest of Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak, 22, was documented in a video
   apparently shot by a friend and posted to Parit's Facebook page. In the
   video, police can be heard reading charges to him related to a July 18
   protest before he was physically carried to a police car. Authorities
   took him into custody just outside Bangkok while Parit was traveling to
   a protest.

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