World leaders expressed concerns about human rights and basic freedoms of the Thai people after the country’s military seized power in a coup on Thursday, May 22, 2014.
Coup in Thailand
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Thai students and activists hold anti-coup banners during a brief protest near the Democracy Monument, in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.
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A pro-government demonstrator embraces a Thai soldier during a cleanup operation at a pro-government demonstration site, on the outskirts of Bangkok, May 23, 2014.
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Anti-government demonstrators leave a demonstration site with their belongings, walking past Buddhist monks a day after military soldiers staged a coup, in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.