Watch: Huge anti-government protests erupt across Belarus and Thailand
In both countries, protestors are asking the government to resign.
This is what the protests in Belarus — perhaps the largest demonstration in the country's history — looked like on Sunday as tens of thousands turned out to oppose President Alexander G. Lukashenko.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2020
Read the latest. https://t.co/mYZtASGrPK pic.twitter.com/dZAwL5vAo1
The people of Belarus are rising up to remove a dictator. This is Minsk tonight. We should pay attention folks. pic.twitter.com/zXotNR7LZy
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) August 11, 2020
Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally to demand the government to resign, near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Trending hashtags: #WhatsHappeningInThailand#ขีดเส้นตายไล่เผด็จการ #ให้มันจบที่รุ่นเรา pic.twitter.com/nNSGXwFKVV
— Jorge Silva (@jgesilva) August 16, 2020
Students around Thailand are adorning white ribbons and raising the three finger salute at the national anthem to show their resistance against dictatorship 🕊 #โรงเรียนหน้าเขาไม่เอาเผด็จการ #upfact #ขีดเส้นตายขับไล่เผด็จการ pic.twitter.com/kZEIkAw1uu
— kichan. (@memokichan) August 17, 2020
I'm done for tonight - passing it on to you western media at #whathappensinthailand and #SaveParit via @ThaiEnquirer - #Thailand #Protests pic.twitter.com/D3HPbtIVpa
— Erich Parpart (@erich_parpart) August 14, 2020
Young people are defending freedom of speech and democracy on behalf of people of Ubon Ratchathani. #ขีดเส้นตายไล่เผด็จการ #แท็กเพื่อนไปม็อบ #ประชาชนปลดเเอก #Thailand #democracy pic.twitter.com/AeWR732HiZ
— Titipol Phakdeewanich (@Titipol) August 16, 2020
"Revolution...not reform"
— Tocamelaotravez (@tocamelaotravez) August 10, 2020
anti-government protest at Thammasat University...Rangsit Campus... #Bangkok #Thailand pic.twitter.com/2VICvShCLh
Activists in Bangkok, Thailand, held a Harry Potter-themed protest to demand democratic reforms from the country's monarchy and military-aligned government of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/79mnT7TXQm
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 9, 2020
