Hundreds protest in Bangkok urging junta to respect land rights


  • World
  • Monday, 03 Oct 2016

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Monday calling on the junta to address land rights and housing needs in what police and organisers said was one of the biggest demonstrations since the May 2014 coup.

Development in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy, has come at a cost to local communities who often face threats, violence and judicial harassment, say rights groups.

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