U.N., EU urge Thailand to free student protesters, junta leader unmoved


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha answers questions from journalists after a ceremony marking the National Anti-Human Trafficking Day at the Government House in Bangkok June 5, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The United Nations and European Union on Tuesday urged Thailand to release 14 students arrested for holding peaceful demonstrations against the country's military government, but the leader of the junta remained unmoved.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the general who led the coup against an elected government last May, said he would not bow to international pressure.

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