⁍ Thailand banned demonstrations and arrested at least three protest leaders on Thursday.
⁍ Several have been arrested and released on bail after previous protests.
⁍ Several have called for protests to go on despite the government ban.
– Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha declared a state of emergency in the country’s capital Thursday after protesters shut down one of the country’s main highways and arrested at least three leaders of the anti-government movement. The military coup that overthrew the government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2014 followed months of protests calling for Thaksin’s ouster to be reversed. On Thursday, protesters shut down one of the country’s main highways and arrested at least three protest leaders. Reuters has details on some of those arrested:
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests-factbox/factbox-leaders-of-thailands-anti-government-protests-idUSKBN2700GZ