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Bangkok, Oct 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Gaspar Ruiz Canela / Diego Azubel) On the anniversary of the massacre of students during the 1976 protests in Bangkok, activists of the time and leaders of today's anti-government protests called for more democracy in Thailand on Tuesday.The commemoration at Thammasat University, where at least 100 students died 46 years ago at the hands of far-right groups and the security forces, had special importance this year due to the inspiration the pro-democracy movement exerts on university students who lead the demonstrations in the present.FOOTAGE OF A COMMEMORATIVE EXHIBITION IN THE THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN BANGKOK.SOUNDBITES OF SUTHAM SAENGPRATOOM, FORMER LEADER OF THE STUDENT FEDERATION OF THAILAND. Translation:"The similarities could be that everyone has a pure conscience and power wanting to see an internationally recognized democracy... However, today technologies have improved a lot, and students can access news or information from various channels like cell phones or social media without having to meet. ""I think that the younger generation can now look at our social problems in greater depth than in the past."

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