Freedom of Speech protest at Thammasat University

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Protesters react after a speech is read out calling for the right to freedom of speech.

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Charan Dittha-apichai, a former core member of the red-shirt United front for Democracy against Dictatorship movement, and former student at Thammasat university, seen here observing the protest.

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A man wears a red shirt with the logo 112, in reference to Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, the lesè majesté law.

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Protesters seen here gesturing during the demonstration.

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Protesters hold up a banner on which are written the words: 'No more dictatorship in Thailand.'

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Signage outside Thammasat University with posters pasted to it that read: 'Red Revolution.'

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A statue of Thammasat University's founder Pridi Banomyong, with symbolic wreaths left by protesters calling for freedom of speech.

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Protesters seen here symbolically burning paper in the same way they would at a funeral.

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A man is escorted away from the demonstration by a uniformed police officer after he tries to cause trouble at the protest, which was otherwise peaceful.

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Protesters hold up a banner on which are written the words: 'No more dictatorship in Thailand.'

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The son of red-shirt lese majeste suspect Somyot Prueksakasetheseen wearing a T-shirt that reads: 'Give my Dad the right to bail', after his father was denied bail seven times.

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Demonstrators hold a symbolic wreath to be placed at the foot of the statue of Thammasat university's founder Pridi Banomyong.

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A woman holds a poster declaring support for the so-called Nitirat group of scholars who are proposing that Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code (the lesè majesté law) be amended.

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Exterior of Thammasat University, Thailand's second oldest university, officially established on 27 June 1934 by its founder Pridi Banomyong.

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A protest was held at Thammasat University, beneath the statue of its founder Pridi Banomyong, calling for freedom of speech and a change to Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, the lesè majesté law. Bangkok, Thailand. 5th February 2012