Pictures of arrested protest leaders are seen on a wall during a rally demanding their release and the abolition of 112 lese majeste law, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok on Wednesday to demand reform of the monarchy and the release of jailed leaders, days after one of the most violent demonstrations since they began last year.
Thailand's youth protest movement emerged last year and has posed the biggest challenge to the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army chief who seized power in 2014 from an elected government.
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