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Pro-democracy movement in Thailand snuffed out? It's merely shifting gears
Some scholars say the pro-democracy movement has reached a pit stop, not an end
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Anti-government protesters lying on the ground and flashing the three-finger salute in front of anti-riot police officers during a rally near the Government House in Bangkok on March 30. According to advocacy group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, 581 people in Thailand were prosecuted in protest-related cases from July 18 last year to the end of last month.
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A new movement has sprung from the fading embers of Thailand's pro-democracy protests. Last Tuesday, a coalition of political and civic groups called "Re-Solution" launched a campaign to collect one million signatures to amend Thailand's Constitution.
"One name from everyone. Uproot the Prayut regime," went the slogan espoused by the candy-coloured mascot, in reference to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
