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    Photos: Thais 'cast a spell' for democracy in Harry Potter-theme protest

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    Photos: Thais 'cast a spell' for democracy in Harry Potter-theme protest

    For more than two weeks, young Thais across the country have held near daily protests


    Published:  August 04, 2020 12:55 AFP  and  compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    A protester dressed as a witch flashes the three-fingered Hunger Games salute during a Harry Potter-themed anti-government rally at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped "Harry Potter" scarves rallied against the government, vowing to "cast a spell" for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite. Image Credit: AFP
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    A protester holds a wand in front of police lines during the rally. For more than two weeks, young Thais across the country have held near daily protests at universities and town halls to denounce the military-aligned government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha. Image Credit: AFP
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    Some have also waded into sensitive territory in recent weeks by holding up placards opposing Thailand's lese majeste law, one of the world's harshest. Image Credit: AFP
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    It shields the monarchy and its super-rich King Maha Vajiralongkorn from criticism, making open scrutiny of the monarch virtually impossible. Image Credit: AFP
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    But younger Thais have grown bolder in lock-step with their rising discontent of Prayut - whose hold on power is regarded as a legacy of a royalist junta regime. | Above: A pro-democracy protester wearing a face mask with a message that reads "Lese majeste, section 112" attends the rally. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    As night fell Monday, the protesters - who rally organisers had said would "cast a spell" for democracy - listened in rapt attention as an organiser recounted the plot of the popular J.K. Rowling novels about the adventures of a young wizard. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Prominent lawyer Anon Numpa - wearing a striped Gryffindor scarf and black robe - took the stage under the gaze of dozens of police officers to denounce Prayut. Image Credit: AFP
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    Numpa accused the former army chief of using his position to "gain benefits". The government "must stop this before the country finds itself in another... confrontation," Anon said. Image Credit: AFP
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    The kingdom's draconian lese majeste law carries a sentence of up to 15 years per charge, making reporting of any criticism by Thailand-based media forbidden. Image Credit: AFP
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    The subversive protest was held at Bangkok's Democracy Monument, built to mark the 1932 revolution that established a constitutional monarchy. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Analysts say the kingdom risks slipping back towards absolutism under the reign of Rama X and the hardline royalist generals around him. Image Credit: AFP
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    The pandemic has also sent Thailand's economy into freefall, laying bare the inequalities of a society perceived to favour the elite pro-military establishment. Image Credit: AFP
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    Young Thais on Monday harpooned the government for its mishandling of the economy, calling a protester dressed as deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan a "tax eater", referencing the "death eaters" of the Harry Potter world. Image Credit: AFP

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