19 September Network against Coup d'Etat
Encyclopedia
The 19 September Network against Coup d'État is a Thai
activist group organized to protest the 2006 Thailand coup d'état
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According to Sombat Ngamboon-anong, who registered the 19sep.org, The Network's website, 19sept.org was shut down by the hosting service on orders of the Thai Information and Communications Technology Ministry.
The group organized a petition signing at the Siam Paragon
shopping center in Bangkok
at 18.00 Friday 22 September 2006. The Student Activity Information Resource, led by Chotisak On-soong took part in the petition signing.
The group planned to hold a public hearing in protest against martial law on 18 November 2006 at Thammasat University. After the public hearing, the group planned to parade from the University to the Democracy Monument, and then proceed to Army Headquarters.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
activist group organized to protest the 2006 Thailand coup d'état
2006 Thailand coup d'état
The 2006 Thai coup d'état took place on Tuesday 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup d'état against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
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According to Sombat Ngamboon-anong, who registered the 19sep.org, The Network's website, 19sept.org was shut down by the hosting service on orders of the Thai Information and Communications Technology Ministry.
The group organized a petition signing at the Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the biggest shopping centers in Asia. Opened on December 9, 2005, it includes a wide range of specialty stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theater and the Siam Ocean World...
shopping center in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
at 18.00 Friday 22 September 2006. The Student Activity Information Resource, led by Chotisak On-soong took part in the petition signing.
The group planned to hold a public hearing in protest against martial law on 18 November 2006 at Thammasat University. After the public hearing, the group planned to parade from the University to the Democracy Monument, and then proceed to Army Headquarters.
External links
- Activists to hold anti-coup gathering from the Nation.
- A blog showing the protest at Siam Paragon (probably a different group) in English and Thai.