Three other politically themed rallies went ahead peacefully earlier in the day, but tensions were high at the protest staged by the group known as REDEM (Restart Democracy). “Release our friends,” the REDEM supporters shouted in unison as they gathered in front of the court building on Ratchadaphisek Road, which was surrounded by barbed wire. They asked supporters to join a larger march planned by the Ratsadon pro-democracy group on Sunday. The previous order applied the ban based on disease-control zones, which have changed as infection rates are declining in most places. Progressive Red: Lotus Rangsit-Government ComplexAlso in northern Bangkok, a pro-democracy group under the Ratsadon umbrella calling itself Progressive Red met at the Lotus Rangsit store at 1pm.

Source: Bangkok Post March 06, 2021 12:22 UTC