"Oust Uncle": Thailand's jog for dissent signals new breed of activists


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  • Monday, 13 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: File picture of Thailand's opposition Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (centre) attending a "Run Against Dictatorship" event at a public park in Bangkok, Thailand, January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai office worker Pinyo Tongleun, 33, once participated in "Yellow Shirt" protests against then-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was eventually ousted in a military coup in 2014.

But on Sunday, he joined more than 12,000 people in a "Run Against Dictatorship" to express frustration that the coup leader - ex-army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, known by his nickname "Uncle Tu" - is still in power after disputed elections last year.

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