Can you protest in Thailand as a foreigner?

Thaiger VideoSunday, January 16, 2022
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Can a foreigner in Thailand go out on to the streets and protest and express his opinion? Will you get dragged away by the police and put into jail? Should you be protesting at all even though it might not have anything to do with you as a guest in the country? What are the things you can and can’t do? Tim sits down with Benjamin Hart from Integrity Legal to talk about foreigners protesting in Thailand.

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Paco
2022-01-18 18:53
6 hours ago, ctxa said: Sex tourists are on a whole different level of trouble making and scum and should be banned from ever leaving their own countries… You like to talk about Anutin so much, but don’t you think…
JamesR
2022-01-18 19:01
We are paying guests when we arrive as I am on my six-month trips there so why would I care what the politicians are doing? I have no rights, it is not a complaint but a fact. But all farangs…
Paco
2022-01-18 20:34
1 hour ago, JamesR said: But all farangs are paying guests anyway even the ones guesting there on annual visa extensions. Unfortunately it is like that, but it does not feel nice or right if you live here already 18…
Rain
2022-01-18 21:36
55 minutes ago, Paco said: Unfortunately it is like that, but it does not feel nice or right if you live here already 18 years constantly Only if one is intensely conscious about such things, all of which should've passed…
Paco
2022-01-19 08:48
11 hours ago, Rain said: Only if one is intensely conscious about such things, all of which should've passed some time ago. If you've always considered yourself as a foreigner - mindset and body language - you'll always be engaged…
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