<p>Thousands gathered at a demonstration at Thammasat University (TU) on 10 August. which underlined the demands from the Free People Movement and called for reform of the monarchy. TU claimed they had not been informed beforehand about the speeches about the monarchy. Over 110 lecturers countrywide supported the demonstrators&rsquo; expressed views and their bravery to speak about a sensitive issue in Thailand</p>

<div> <div>Soldiers and police officers have barred workers holding May Day activities in Pathum Thani from expressing any message urging the junta to hold general elections. </div> <div> </div> <div>On 1 May 2018, the authorities ordered workers in Rangsit District of Pathum Thani Province, to remove all messages related to elections from their May Day rally. </div></div>

<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445d2a04-4645-5e98-087f-33e936067494">The Thai military forced labour unionists to remove pro-election stickers and placards at&nbsp;a monthly rally.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-445d2a04-4645-5e98-087f-33e936067494">Around six military officers on Saturday morning inspected cars which belong to Rangsit and Area Labour Union members at the rally in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok, and ordered the union members to remove the A4 stickers which simply read ‘election’.</span></p>

<div>The Thai military junta is looking to enact a law to regulate public assemblies which puts in place severe restrictions that can easily lead to an assembly being outlawed and protesters or assembly organizers jailed. The rubber-stamp National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday passed the first reading of the bill. &nbsp;</div> <p></p>