Politics

NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (AP) — High school students in Thailand's capital held blank signs and flashed three-fingered salutes to show opposition to the government, and about 2,000 university students joined a protest on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday as the youth-led pro-democracy movement spread.

BANGKOK — High school activists will march on the education ministry on Wednesday to protest its perceived reluctance to defend students’ rights to protest.

BANGKOK — Police officers were seen observing a symbolic protest held by some students at a school in Bangkok earlier on Tuesday.

BANGKOK — One of the leaders behind a recent protest dismissed on Monday the speculation that a disagreement broke out within the group about how far their demands should go.

BANGKOK — Sunday’s rally against the government took an unexpected finale when the leaders challenged police officers to arrest them, an offer the police refused.

BANGKOK — Police say no attempt was made to disrupt the mobile phone signal at the massive pro-democracy rally on Sunday, despite photos circulated online that purported to show jamming equipment.

BANGKOK — High school students in multiple schools across the country on Monday turned the daily flag-raising ceremony into an act of solidarity with the ongoing anti-government protests.

BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters gathered in large numbers in Thailand’s capital on Sunday for a rally that suggested their movement’s strength may extend beyond the college campuses where it had blossomed.

BANGKOK (AP) — Student activists at Thailand’s most prestigious university defied a ban by college administrators and staged an anti-government rally on Friday, as a prominent protest leader was arrested elsewhere for his involvement in a previous demonstration.

BANGKOK — Police detained a prominent pro-democracy activist Friday afternoon for organizing protests against the government.