The government crackdown reached its climax with the 1976 Thammasat massacre. Thai police, together with right-wing paramilitaries, massacred dozens, if not more than 100, left-wing students who had occupied Thammasat University in protest of the royalist government.
In Thailand, King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family are protected by some of the world’s harshest lèse-majesté laws, making the expression of dissenting views, including criticism of the monarchy, virtually impossible.
I just came back a trip around the resistance territories of southern Karenni state (Myanmar).
During my time I went to the frontlines, visited IDP camps in the jungles, stayed the night at an abandoned junta base, met resistance fighters, refugees and community leaders.
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#Greece 🇬🇷: Security Forces arrested 4 individuals who were allegedly associated with #Anarchist group "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire" in #Athens.
As a result a Yugoslavian Zastava M70 pistol, Mk 1 Mod 2 ILL hand grenade, 5.56x45mm STANAG magazine, ammunition etc... were captured.
#France 🇫🇷: A new video released by the armed militant group "National Liberation Front of #Corsica" (#FLNC).
The members carry a Zastava M92 carbine, Sig SG 550 rifle, Zastava M76 sniper rifle, M16A1 rifle, MP5A3-pattern SMG, UZI-pattern SMG, Mk2 grenade, Glock pistol etc...
The armed Corsican independence organization FLNC is making a comeback: France’s latest plans for Corsica’s autonomy reforms triggered a long-unseen response from the separatists vowing to continue fighting. 🧵👇
#Corsica: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) has published a new press release. In an address delivered during the video, they reaffirmed their desire to gain full autonomy from #France, and claimed responsibility for 45 bombings carried out in October of 2023. The group also expressed their support for #Palestine amidst the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza.