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Bangkok Post
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Amnesty: Hundreds of children face protest-related charges

Supporters gather at Democracy Monument in Bangkok for the first Free Youth rally on July 18, 2020. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

More than 200 children are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in the largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that began in 2020, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Youth-led demonstrations calling for political change and reform to the monarchy drew tens of thousands onto the streets of Bangkok at their peak in late 2020.

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