Hundreds of students protested against Thailand's military junta last night (Feb 26) following the ban of the country's second-largest opposition party.<br /><br />The youngsters gathered on the campus of the Thammasat University in Pathum Thani, close to central Bangkok, where they chanted pro-democracy slogans and lit up their mobile phones.<br /><br />The demonstrations have so far only taken place in the 'safe spaces' of university grounds but should then spill out into public roads. It could be a test of the military government's tolerance of political activism. They banned protests when they took power via a military coup in 2014.<br /><br />The rallies came amid growing unrest in the country, which culminated last Friday when a court dissolved the popular Future Forward Party.<br /><br />The party, led by businessman 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 with more than 60 seats.<br /><br />Protests have taken place at universities around the country but the unrest has been limited to young people.
