By Patawee Chot-anan
“The situation we’re facing now is a reflection of the political big picture in society. It reminds me of a speech of a leading activist from the strongest and the most chastised civil movement in this country. They were imprisoned. I’d like to give my applause to the redshirt brothers and sisters who’ve fought bravely for democracy.”
—Representative of the Spring Move group, Aug. 8, 2020
“We now have students on the frontline. We, the red shirts, will fully endorse and reinforce their movement.”
—20 leaders of Isaan red shirts, Oct. 4, 2020
From the moment when a Chulalongkorn student thanked and praised them, and read the 2008, “Voices from the ground to the sky” speech of their leader, Nattawut Saikua, the red shirts—a movement that had remarkably shaken Thailand’s political landscape and democratization process—came back to…
