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Bangkok (Thailand), 30 July (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Narong Sangnak, Rungroj Yongrit, Gaspar Ruiz Canela).- Hundreds of students took part in demonstrations in Thailand on Thursday calling for democratic reforms, in defiance of pandemic measures. The young activists took to the streets calling for the dissolution of parliament and a new constitution to end the hegemony of the country's pro-military and ultra-monarchic elite. FOOTAGE OF THE PRO-DEMOCRACY AND PRO-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS IN THAILAND'S CAPITAL, BANGKOK INCLUDING STATEMENTS BY PUMIWAT RANGKASIWIT, A MEMBER OF THE NEW LIFE NETWORK STUDENT GROUPTRANSLATION: "The New Life Network principle demanded the government to solve the welfare problem (because of the economic crisis) and we saw that it did not meet our demands. So we proposed the same 3 demands as other groups. First we want the government to stop threatening people, the students who are demonstrating in the streets. We want the Government to allow people to participate in the reform of the Constitution and to annul the Constitution that is the result of the coup d'état. After annulling the constitution, we want the government to dissolve the parliament and call for new elections."
Bangkok, Nov (EFE/EPA).- Thai reformists aren’t looking for the abolition of the country’s monarchy, but feel snubbed by comments the king made recently concerning them, according to an emerging figure of Thailand’s recent student-led pro-democracy protests.Patsaravalee “Mind” Tanakitvibulpon, summoned Thursday for the third time to answer sedition charges over a recent demonstration she led demanding monarchic reform, said in an interview with EFE that protesters felt slighted by the position King Vajiralongkorn took in the matter last month. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: EFE INTERVIEW WITH THAI PROTEST LEADER PATSARAVALEE “MIND” TANAKITVIBULPON.SOUND BITE: PATSARAVALEE “MIND” TANAKITVIBULPON, A THAI PROTEST LEADER (IN THAI).TRANSLATION: 1. The people’s three demands are feasible, but it’s up to the government, whether they really are sincere in accepting them. (00:45-00:59).2. The first thing that Prayut can do right now is to resign, therefore we believe that if the government is really honest and sincere, (the resignation) can happen now. There’s no need to wait. Even if Prayut dismisses the calls to leave his post, and his cabinet insists that they will never resign, then we will stand firm to our ultimatum – Prayut must resign. And if Prayut still shows no sign of leaving, we vow to escalate our demonstrations. (01:15-01:43).3. The protesters now calling for democracy and reforms of the monarchy don’t see the royal institution as a problem per se. But the role of the institution, which is being portrayed by the government, causes problems in society. (01:56-02:14).4. If we think about it from the protesters’ perspective, we probably feel a little slighted because the royal institution made it very obvious about whose side they are on and which side they are ignoring. (02:22-02:40).5. We have never seen such scenes - selfies with the royals or clips of royals interacting and greeting subjects with such close proximity. Such thing, which indicates a clear segregation, has never been seen. (02:50-03:08).6. Since this is a constitutional monarchy, with the king as the head of state, the institution should stay above politics and under the law. It’s not like how it should be under Prayut’s government. (…) the monarchy should stay as the moral support that connects the people together and steer clear of (direct involvement in) politics. (03:15-03:42).7. Now that we declared “everyone is a leader,” it doesn’t matter how many leaders get arrested. If one gets arrested, 10 more, or 100 more will step up and speak. Thais have a saying: “The more flowers you pick, the more will bloom,” which is exactly how the protests are at the moment. Nowadays, democratic awareness is not led by one group of people, but the people in the society have started to realize, recognize and understand their power, and it inspires the people. It keeps the them going without depending on one particular group of people. (04:26-05:04).
Bangkok (Thailand), Jun 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Diego Azubel) .- Hundreds of people, including a large number of students, demonstrated this Thursday in Bangkok to call for democratic reforms, including the monarchy, in a challenge to the strict law of lese majesty.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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