Anti-government protesters stage demonstrations across Thailand amidst growing anger at the country's ruling military party.<br /><br />The peaceful events saw tens of thousands of locals take part in organised fun runs called 'Run Against Dictatorship' to show their discontent with the military ruler General Prayuth Chan-o-cha and his allies.<br /><br />Footage shows people in Pattaya, eastern Thailand, while similar rallies were staged in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and other major cities.<br /><br />Participants wore t-shirts with slogans defying warnings from the military government and a strong police presence monitoring the events.<br /><br />One of the many triggers for the protests were moves by the government to ban a progressive new political party, Future Forward, which picked up a large chunk of votes at last year's election and threatened to destabilise the military's power.
