Human Rights Activists and Yingluck Shinawatra

Yingluck Shinawatra: The May 22 military coup that toppled prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power has imposed curfews, severely restricted press freedoms and rounded up hundreds of politicians, journalists, human rights activists and ordinary citizens making gestures considered critical of the military regime. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Thai junta steps up effort to win over human-rights groups over coup A small group of exiled Thais with close ties to that countrys ousted government is working to build a government in exile, and looking to a series of western countries, including Canada, as the potential headquarters for efforts to undermine the junta now ruling their nation. Thai junta chief says temporary charter to be drafted, interim government set up by September (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.