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20 13 history of anti-government demonstrations in Thailand
The ruling party proposed an Amnesty bill for Thai Congressman Volachai (the main content is to pardon those who were punished by law for participating in political gatherings). However, this bill has aroused strong dissatisfaction from opposition parties and opposition organizations, who believe that it will help former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return to China and clear his name. As a supporter of Thaksin Shinawatra, the "red shirts" supported the passage of the Amnesty bill, and they are mobilizing hundreds of thousands of supporters from all over the country to enter Bangkok to fight against anti-government protesters. This further aggravates people's concern that peaceful assembly may turn into violent conflict or even trigger a new round of political turmoil due to individual incidents and individual excesses. Cha Dupont, a "Red Shirt Army", warned the Yingluck government that if the Thai Party continues to delay the promotion of the Amnesty bill in Congress, millions of Thaksin supporters across the country will lose confidence in it and will no longer vote for the Thai Party in the next general election.

August 20 13

From August, 2065438 to October, 20, 2065438, in order to cope with possible tensions, the Thai government implemented domestic security laws in three districts of Bangkok, including closing areas and some roads near the Prime Minister's Office and Parliament Building, and taking preventive and sanction measures against "all acts endangering national security" in these three districts.

On the evening of August 2nd, 20 13, Yingluck delivered a televised speech, inviting representatives from parliament, political parties, independent institutions, private sector and academia to form a "political reform conference" to discuss issues such as the Amnesty Bill, seek national reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, and ensure the future peace and stability of the country.

On August 4th, 20 13, the opposition and anti-government organizations disagreed with Yingluck's call for dialogue. Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party, said that withdrawing the amnesty bill is the basis of all dialogue. If parliament continues to go its own way, the situation of anti-government assembly is likely to escalate, and the government will be responsible for all possible conflicts.

20 13 On August 4th to 5th, in order to prevent the passage of the bill, anti-government organizations such as "People's Army overthrows Thaksin's regime" led by several retired military officers gathered in Bangkok, shouting slogans such as "boycotting the parliamentary review of the Amnesty bill" and "overthrowing the regime under Thaksin's control". Their claims have been echoed by anti-government organizations such as the "colorful shirt movement" and the "green political organization".

On the morning of August 7th, 20 13, thousands of people who opposed the Amnesty bill gathered and demonstrated near the Thai parliament building to protest against the deliberation of the Amnesty bill. Heavily armed riot police confronted the demonstrators in the Inner Security Law Reserve, and there was no violent conflict that day.

On August 8, 20 13, Thailand's parliament voted on the draft Amnesty bill for the first time. In the end, the draft was passed with 300 people in favor, 124 against, and 17 abstained.

20 13 On August 9th, Suranan, secretary of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand, said that in view of the basically stable situation in the capital Bangkok, Prime Minister Yingluck decided to lift the state of internal security law ahead of schedule.

20 13 1 1 month

2013165438+1October1kloc-0/After the Senate rejected the controversial Amnesty bill, the pressure on the Thai government was reduced. Analysts pointed out that this veto completely removed the burden of Amnesty bill shouldered by Prime Minister Yingluck, and also made the opposition lose a big mouth to attack the government, which helped the government get rid of multiple attacks. Yingluck has repeatedly called on demonstrators to stop the rally to safeguard the confidence of foreigners in investing and traveling in Thailand.

In order to ensure peaceful assembly and maintain normal social order, the Thai police deployed 6/KLOC-0 company to protect important places, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies abroad, and set up 307 security checkpoints in relevant areas of Bangkok to conduct security checks on people and vehicles entering and leaving the assembly place to prevent people from carrying weapons and other dangerous goods into the assembly place and inciting violence in the name of assembly.

On the day of the demonstration, Suthep called on the people of the whole country to strike, strike and strike from 13 to 15. However, Tong Pang, a professor of political science in Chulalongkorn University, said: "The public's response is very small, because not many people are willing to affect their study and work because of demonstrations."

2013165438+1On October 24th, Suthep, a former member of the Democratic Party of Thailand, launched a large-scale anti-government rally near democracy monument, Bangkok. Suthep said on the same day that corruption and social division in Thailand originated from "Thaksin regime". In order to realize true democracy in Thailand, this regime must be completely eliminated and the Yingluck government and parliament must be dissolved. The organizer decided to hold a rally all night that night, and threatened to block the road on the morning of the 25th, so that the staff of government departments could not go to work normally, and would cut off the water and electricity supply of government departments and Yingluck to force the Yingluck government to resign. According to the organizer's statistics, the number of people gathered that night reached 440,000, and Suthep hoped to eventually reach 6,543.8+0,000. However, the Thai security department estimates that the number of participants is about 65,438+10,000. On the same day, the "red shirts" supporting the government held a large-scale rally in a stadium in Bangkok.

2065438+01654381On October 25th, the largest opposition party in Thailand called tens of thousands of supporters to hold a large-scale rally in more than ten locations in the capital Bangkok. Two groups of demonstrators occupied the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively, demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down. Yingluck condemned the occupation of government agencies, insisted that she would not resign, and announced the expansion of the scope of implementation of the domestic security law.

2013165438+1October 26th, protesters occupied several government buildings, demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck step down and calling for a national response. Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture announced a temporary closure and told employees not to come to work and to avoid the area occupied by protesters in Bangkok. Anti-government organizations in Thailand have taken many government departments as new targets. On the same day, the Thai court approved the arrest warrant for the anti-government assembly.

Protesters claimed that they hoped that Yingluck, who became Thailand's prime minister on 20 1 1, would step down. Protesters accused Yingluck of acting as a spokesperson for her brother and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Akanat Promphan, a spokesman for the protest organization, was interviewed at the Ministry of Finance, which has become the headquarters of the protesters. He said that their purpose is to occupy government agencies and make what they called "the government controlled by Thaksin no longer work." Plohan also said that "there will be national protests tomorrow."

In addition, the opposition Democratic Party, which led the protests, also launched a vote of no confidence in Yingluck in Parliament. However, as Yingluck's Weitai Party holds a majority in the parliament, it is expected that this vote will not pose a real threat to Yingluck.

Yingluck appealed to the protesters to calm down and expressed her willingness to negotiate with them. She said: "If we can negotiate, I believe the country will return to normal."

2013165438+127 October, Thai tourism officials said that the continuous anti-government demonstrations on the streets of Bangkok had a certain impact on the number of foreign tourists and tourism revenue in Thailand, but most tourist attractions and shopping centers in Bangkok remained normal, and tourists' sightseeing trips were basically unaffected.

The situation in Bangkok deteriorated from165438+1October 30th.

20 13 12 months

20 13 12 1 in the early morning, a large-scale conflict broke out between the "red shirts" and the opposition. Thailand's deputy police chief confirmed yesterday that the death toll from the conflict rose to five and 54 people were injured. The police also found a dismantled M67 Grenade in the university campus where the conflict occurred.

Anti-government demonstrators began to attack the Prime Minister's Office, police stations, television stations and other institutions. Anti-government rally * * *, former Deputy Prime Minister suthep thaugsuban designated that day as "decisive battle day".

Reuters reported that anti-government rallies had asked supporters to occupy the Prime Minister's Office and 10 government agencies, six television stations and several police stations, which completely paralyzed the state apparatus. In response, the police dispatched tens of thousands of police officers to take more preventive measures.

According to the statement of the police and Thailand's PBS TV station, this TV station has been occupied by demonstrators. The latter asked the TV station to stop broadcasting government announcements and broadcast anti-government rally speeches instead.

Reuters reported that anti-government protesters also stormed a police facility in Bangkok earlier that day, when Prime Minister Yingluck was preparing to be interviewed by the media and was forced to leave in a hurry.

Suthep 1 also called on the people of the whole country to go on strike for one day on the 2nd, and hoped that all public television stations would stop broadcasting government news from the 2nd and broadcast news of anti-government rallies instead. However, the Thai Journalists Association and other institutions subsequently issued a statement condemning anti-government demonstrators for threatening news organizations, saying that this move interfered with the freedom of mass media and ran counter to the spirit of democracy.

20 13 12 Thai prime minister yingluck said that she would do everything possible to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis. On the same day, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, seeking to overthrow the Yingluck government.

Yingluck said at a news conference a few days ago that the Thai police will not use force against demonstrators. But then, the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Thailand said that the police used rubber bullets against the demonstrators because they threatened to break into Yingluck's office.

20 13 12 A Thai court issued an arrest warrant against opposition leader suthep thaugsuban on charges of inciting rebellion and trying to overthrow the government. According to the official, the maximum penalty for sedition is death or life imprisonment. However, records show that the death penalty is rarely executed in Thailand.

Anti-government rallies continue to occupy key government departments, targeting the Prime Minister's Office, the Parliament Building and the police headquarters. That night, opposition leader Suthep held a second meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck, saying that this was the last negotiation and that "good news" would be released that night. Suthep delivered a televised speech after meeting with Yingluck, inciting demonstrators to surround major TV stations and publicly apologize to the media, and called on civil servants to strike. 20 13 February 3, 13, concentrated fire to occupy the police headquarters, and ended the fighting in the afternoon. It is reported that Suthep also said that he would quit politics after the election and vowed to fight Thaksin to the death.

Thailand's criminal court issued another wanted order against Suthep and others on charges of inciting people to occupy the government.

In order to cope with the complicated situation, Yingluck held a meeting at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters on the morning of the 2nd, and appointed Suraphol, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, to take over the relevant work from Batcha, Deputy Prime Minister. Yingluck later told reporters that she was willing to do anything to make people happy, but she disagreed with Suthep's unconstitutional request. Yingluck did not respond to Suthep's ultimatum. The commanders of the three armed forces only expressed "support for Thailand" and did not want to see casualties. Suraphol called on state workers to boycott the general strike called by Suthep, saying that the protests had seriously affected Thailand's economy and national image, and the government insisted on solving the problem peacefully and in accordance with the constitutional principles and internationally recognized principles.

On the morning of February 3, 20 13, 13, protesters obtained the consent of the police and entered the Thai government building and the police headquarters in Bangkok. Thai police and soldiers are helping demonstrators to remove cement roadblocks set up by the authorities on the 3 rd.

20 13 On the evening of February 6th, Thai demonstration leader Suthep announced the 9th as D-Day. He will personally lead the protest in front of the Prime Minister's Office, but he is not prepared to occupy the Prime Minister's Office.

Former Democratic MP Suthep told supporters that evening that protesters would March from various meeting places to the Prime Minister's Office at 9: 39 am Bangkok time on the 9th.

Suthep called on people from all over Thailand to leave their jobs and join the demonstrations on the 9 th.

Suthep said that he would accept the result of the battle on the 9th, and if he didn't win, he would face charges of sedition.

Suthep told his supporters, "No matter success or failure, this last fight must be won. Everyone should mobilize and stand up. If they lose again, they will stop fighting and I will go to prison. "

20 13 12 9. yingluck dissolved the house of commons.

20 13 12 10 Thai demonstration suthep said that the opposition would sue Yingluck for "rebellion" and asked government employees to obey the opposition's command.

The Thai military held a forum at the Armed Forces Command in Bangkok on February 14, inviting anti-government demonstrators, some important institutions, non-governmental organizations, academic representatives and domestic and foreign media to discuss ways to solve the current political deadlock.

Thailand's largest opposition Democratic Party held a special meeting on 16. The two-day meeting will elect the Executive Committee and Party Chairman of the New Democracy Party, and on 17, discuss whether to participate in the national election promoted by the caretaker government on February 2 next year. A senior official of the Democratic Party told the Global Times reporter that the meeting mainly focused on the internal reform of the Democratic Party. Whether to participate in the general election on February 2 is one of the topics discussed. Due to different voices in the party, it may be delayed to the candidate registration date of 65438+February 23.

On June 6th, 65438, we saw that the number of demonstrators on the streets of Bangkok became less and less. In the past few days, only a few thousand demonstrators stayed in democracy monument and other places. The radical organization "Reform Thai People's Student Union" announced that on February 23, 65438, it tried to prevent candidates of all political parties from registering with the Election Committee. The Thai police said that it is illegal to stop the election and will face three to five years in prison. Analysts say that people who support the Thai party and pro-Thai led by Yingluck are in the majority in Thailand, which is an important reason for the opposition to boycott the general election.

Somchai 16, the new chairman of Thailand's Election Commission, said: "The election date is an imperial decree issued by the king. We are ready according to the set date, but we are not sure whether the general election can be held. "

The opposition * * * held forums in Chulalongkorn University, Ranganheng University and National School of Administration from June 7 to June 9, respectively, to publicize the position of establishing "People's Assembly" and political reform. "We will publicize abroad and seek support through the Thai Chamber of Commerce, the media and the embassy in Thailand," opposition spokesman Iger told the Global Times reporter.

The Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in Thailand, held a meeting of the Executive Committee No.21and decided to boycott the general election. This move may invalidate the general election promoted by Yingluck caretaker government and further prolong the period of political instability in Thailand. Abhisit, the leader of the Democratic Party and former Prime Minister, said that the current Thai politics has failed and the people have lost confidence in the democratic system. Thailand's recent political situation stems from the Yingla government's abuse of power for personal gain, and it is difficult to end the political crisis even if a general election is held.

On the same day, opposition demonstrators arrived in Bangkok from all over the country and planned to launch another large-scale demonstration on the 22nd, demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck step down. They gathered in the demonstration camp with their belongings, waving national flags and whistling, and their spirits were high.

More than 654.38 million Thai demonstrators gathered in Bangkok on the 22nd to hold a large-scale rally aimed at overthrowing the country's prime minister. At the same time, thousands of anti-government demonstrators came to Thailand on the 22nd to attend a rally near the residence of Prime Minister Yingluck in Bangkok. Although Yingluck is scheduled to hold a general election on February 2 next year, Thailand has fallen into a deeper crisis. Suthep announced: "Before the election, people want reform." Analysts say that Suthep's attraction is supported by the powerful behind-the-scenes forces in this country, which has had 18 successful or attempted coups since 1932. Democracy 2 1 announced a boycott of the general election and supported Suthep's actions. The Democratic Party's move worried Yingluck. She said that general elections must be held to safeguard Thailand's fragile democracy. Yingluck told reporters on the 22 nd: "If we don't adhere to the democratic system, what should we adhere to?"

The registration of candidates for seats allocated by political parties in Thailand's 20 14 general election started on 23rd at the Teri Stadium in Bangkok and was blocked by thousands of anti-government demonstrators.

20 14 1 month

20 14 65438+ 10/3, Bangkok, Thailand, Thai anti-government protesters began to formally implement the "blockade of Bangkok" action, and the political confrontation between the two factions in Thailand opened the latest scene. Demonstrators said that the "city closure" operation will last for 20 days until the general election on February 2. There are 20 main meeting places in the "closed city", and demonstrators will build new meeting places in seven areas except democracy monument. Thai media said that if the "city closure" action is implemented as planned, the ground traffic of the whole city will be interrupted, government agencies will be forced to close, and Bangkok will be paralyzed.