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Myanmar protesters rally in Bangkok against coup

A Myanmar migrant holds up the three finger salute and a sign in support of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration near the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific office on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue in Bangkok on Sunday. (AFP photo)

About 300 Myanmar protesters demonstrated outside the UN office in Bangkok on Sunday against the coup in their country before a video clip showed they were dispersed by riot police.

Police estimated about 300 Myanmar nationals, including workers, students, businessmen and businesswomen, gathered on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue outside the office of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific around 11am.

But iLaw, who received messages from observers at the rally, said the number of the protesters was probably double the…

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