Thai students hold rally outside Education Ministry

Thai high school students held a rally in front of Education Ministry in Bangkok on Wednesday, as youth-led pro-democracy movement spread.

It comes as pro-democracy hashtags linked to high school protests were trending on social media with photographs and videos showing young students at schools in a number of cities lined up on playgrounds and giving three-fingered salutes during compulsory daily singing of national anm.

displays of solidarity began last week and are a remarkable show of defiance within an educational system that stresses obedience to elders.

y appear to be growing after largest anti-government rally in six years was held in Bangkok on Sunday and highlight how student-led protest movement is capturing imagination of many young people after six years of relative political quiet.

student-led protest movement has declared three core demands: holding new elections, amending constitution and ending intimidation of critics of government.

At Sunday’s large Bangkok rally y spelled out three more points: more coups, national unity government and upholding Thailand as a democracy with king as head of state under constitution.