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Students in Bangkok are challenging Thailand’s biggest taboo

7 mins | Sep 2, 2020
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Despite being a constitutional monarchy, with the help of the military, King Maha Vajiralongkorn holds full power. The abductions and killings of Thai dissidents overseas have led students in Bangkok to take to the streets in protest of the amassing power of the reigning monarch. Pavin Chachavalpongpun reports for The Washington Post.

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