Thousands of Thai students held a protest against the country's military junta after the banning of a popular opposition party.<br /><br />Footage shows youngsters from the Chiang Mai University in the north of the country staging a peaceful demonstration yesterday (February 25) evening.<br /><br />The rally was part of a nationwide series of protests by students angry at the country's ruling military party led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha.<br /><br />The establishment party has been criticised over a court ruling last Friday which disbanded the popular insurgent Future Forward Party. <br /><br />The party, lead by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, had strong support from the country's young for its progressive, liberal policies and posed a threat to the country's status quo after coming third in recent elections.<br /><br />In Bangkok at the prestigious Chulalongkorn and Kasetsart Universities, students listened to speeches and wrote messages denouncing the dissolution of Future Forward Party.<br /><br />“They called us keyboard trolls, only good at typing keyboards. Today, we have come out to show our strength,” one speaker said.<br /><br />Another protest at Kasetsart University in northern Bangkok attracted around 1,000 students and supporters where speakers criticised the absence of justice and democracy in the country.<br /><br />Thailand's military junta banned street protests shortly after it came to power in 2014 and it has criticised the recent gatherings, claiming they could spread the coronavirus.
