In Thailand, young people resumed anti-government demonstrations and gathered around the parliament in the capital Bangkok.
The administration has strengthened its crackdown by applying blasphemy charges that prohibit slander to the royal family, but the demonstrators have not changed their stance of continuing their activities, and there is concern that a conflict may occur in the future.
In Thailand, the outbreak of the new coronavirus spread in December last year, so young people refrained from demonstrating to ask for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut.
However, this month, four core members of the protests were detained for defaming the royal family, and the anti-government protests resumed. On the 20th, about 1,000 people gathered around the parliament in Bangkok.
The demonstrators sought the release of their detained companions by holding placards calling for the resignation of the prime minister and hitting pots following neighboring Myanmar, where citizens' demonstrations against the coup continued.
A 17-year-old high school boy who participated said, "I feel that the people of Myanmar are walking together in search of democratization. I want to continue fighting."
The administration has banned large-scale gatherings to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, and has strengthened its crackdown by applying blasphemy to the participants, but the demonstrators have not changed their stance to continue their activities. There is also concern that a conflict may occur between the two in the future.