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Is Thailand on the brink of another coup?
Thailand’s student activists this year have been bolder than the country has seen in years.
Published On 9 Nov 2020
Activists in Thailand have been pushing for a change of government for months now, but a coup is not what they originally had in mind. It is, however, what many people in the capital, Bangkok, are preparing for.
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Rumours are circulating at a time when protesters are bolder and more organised than they have been in years. Could democratic stability be on the horizon for a country that has experienced 12 coups and 20 constitutions in the past century?
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Scott Heidler, Al Jazeera journalist covering Asia Pacific
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Priyanka Tilve produced this episode with Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Alexandra Locke, Amy Walters, Ney Alvarez, Abigail Ony Nwaohuocha, and Malika Bilal.
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Source: Al Jazeera