Thai Junta Detains Opposition Activists on Coup Anniversary

Thai authorities detained 20 student activists protesting against military rule on Friday, a year after the army seized power from an elected government. The military has quashed public demonstrations and any sign of resistance to the May 22, 2014, coup which it says it was forced to undertake to end violence between rival factions. The military government has promised a general election next year though critics worry about constraints on politics under a new constitution that they say...

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