Thailand’s officials are doing nearly everything they can to stop a growing protest movement against the government. They’ve locked up more than 50 protest leaders, many of them college students. They’ve threatened anyone who demonstrates with two years in prison. And they’ve also sprayed peaceful crowds with stinging blue liquid. The World’s Patrick Winn has the latest.
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