Protesters held rallies around Thailand today amid growing unrest directed towards the country's military government.<br /><br />Footage from the King Mongkut's University of Technology in Bangkok shows how students held placards with pro-democracy slogans and gave three-fingered salutes - a gesture that has come to symbolise the movement.<br /><br />Pro-democracy rallies that started earlier this year but fizzled out amid the coronavirus pandemic have resumed with growing intensity across Thailand.<br /><br />On July 18, angry protesters gathered in Bangkok in a rally against the Thai military government that saw scuffles with police.<br /><br />Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Democracy Monument in the capital chanting Get Out towards the regime lead by General Prayuth Chan-o-cha.<br /><br />They were angry at the lack of transparency, accountability and democracy in the country - tensions that have built over several years since the controversial military leadership seized power following a coup in 2014 and won an election in 2019.<br /><br />There were some scuffles as police battled to contain the crowd with metal barriers but they were quickly calmed down.<br /><br />Many of the protesters held up a three finger salute - adapted from the Hunger Games movie - and wore black shirts as a sign of mourning for democracy. There were then several speakers.
