Hunger Games

Thais in France condemn junta at Hunger Games premiere in Paris

21 Nov 2014
The Thai diaspora and students in France gathered to wave three-fingered salutes as a symbol of defiance against the military regime at the ‘Hunger Games 3’ premiere and at the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.

General Prayuth Meets Katniss Everdeen

By
John Sifton (Human Rights Watch)
21 Nov 2014
Life in Thailand is growing more absurd by the day. Earlier this week Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha, the leader of the junta that seized power in May and later anointed himself prime minister, was beginning a speech in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen when five local university students stood up and stripped down to t-shirts emblazoned with “Don’t Want a Coup” in Thai.

Khon Kaen student activists released with no charge

20 Nov 2014
The military at 10 am on Thursday released the five student activists from Khon Kaen University with no charge.    Since Wednesday the military has tried to force the group to sign a document stating that they admit their wrongdoing in protesting against the coup and promising not to hold any further political activities, according to Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, a fifth year law student who is one of the five.    On Thursday two students complied while three others refused to sign the document.   

[Update] 3 people detained related to Hunger Games premiere 3 in Bangkok

20 Nov 2014
Update: At around 1:30pm, the police arrested Natchacha Kongudom, a Bangkok University student at Siam Paragon's cinema, after she raised three fingered salute in front of the Hunger Game 3 poster when she received a free ticket from the LLTD.

Police allegedly pressure Bangkok’s cinemas to remove ‘Hunger Games 3’

19 Nov 2014
Two cinemas in downtown Bangkok were pressured into withdrawing a popular blockbuster, Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay ,from their schedule after the authorities earlier today arrested five anti-coup protesters in the Northeast. Spokespersons for the cinemas belonging to Apex company at Bangkok's Siam Square shopping district, announced on Wednesday afternoon that the company had decided not to screen Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay Part 1 in any of its cinemas, without clarifying the reasons why the company decided to do this.

Thais protest against junta at ‘Hunger Games’ Premiere in London

11 Nov 2014
Thai people gathered at the Hunger Games: Mockingjay premiere in London to protest against suppression by the junta after the Thai anti-coup protesters in Bangkok adopted the three-fingered salute from the movie to symbolize resistance.   Mockingjay is the last movie in the Hunger Games trilogy, based on the novel of the same title by Suzanne Collins.
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