turkey and russia have begun joint patrols of syria's northwestern province to safeguard a deescalation zone it is the last major rebel stronghold there have been syrian government strikes and fighting between rival rebel groups there in the past few weeks another palestinian protester has been killed during the fiftieth weekly demonstration at the gaza border fence twenty three year old thomas arafat's was shot in the head by israeli forces when they opened fire on thousands of palestinians taking part in the protests he later died at hospital britain's prime minister is warning that breaks it might not happen atoll if a deal is rejected by parliament next week leaders had given her until friday to come up with new proposals to end the deadlock she's now adding m.p.'s to back that deal when they vote on tuesday those are the headlines join me for more news here after what i want to east do stay with us. africa's most populous nation a blog has

a youth unemployment problem. we bring you the stories the economic world we live in. counting the cost. thailand is one of the top us nations in the world to bait a political. five years of military rule and refer to their stuff for free expression. as the nation goes to the polls. meets thailand's rebel. fighting back against the generals desperate battle for democracy.

like a. good. ship is making thailand's military. but. when. it comes. to the. song my country's slams corruption military control. the power almost five years ago when they caught. in the rafters with but the truck. connecting with the public. the general elections five times. since its release in october the songs had close to sixty million views. no you're going to have a young man not up on the number of hits the song got kept us safe from the hands of the government. and will this set an example for others to follow that i

can't say but we created a momentum and discussion in thai society we did it and survived. tike and us in the ten member group and what has changed in thailand has popularity. thing and i haven't. i think it's about timing. went viral at a time when it hit the government the most. they can't improve the situation and people are upset. in twenty four take up to thailand's twelfth military coup the army crackdown on free speech and banned public ground. reporting here at the time i still soldiers swiftly stifle even the slightest acts

of resistance. i did this in paperback i was not injured exactly how. it was well regarded in this life since then the laws which protect the military and want to keep from criticism have been used on an unprecedented scale hundreds of activists have been prosecuted even venting frustration against thailand's rules on mine is now a jailable offense. i know many people have been charged and arrested. my father was taken to a military camp for two weeks that made me very angry that. the rep to say continue to release more trucks but we. carefully composed lyrics to avoid since the ship close whole council and then leaned on him when he thought he meant in

a political discussion is good and he should be free no one should fear being arrested or getting thrown into jail for talking about politics. that might i think cause it's not just the lyrics of the hit song which attract controversy the music video reveals it's a violent chapter of toy history. the brutal massacre by state forces of more than forty demonstrators at thomas at university in one thousand nine hundred ninety six who were protesting the return of an exiled former dictator. they've recreated a pulitzer prize winning photo of one of the protesters big lives just reminding audiences of past military abuses that went unpunished target tried to hide his cryo or image. a new generation. renowned thai photographer and filmmaker manny tree when each perm said radio reports of the

massacre neglected to even mention that any protesters had been killed we've ended on. history textbook because they know that this single rider spirit to the people fighting for democracy. the massacre forms the basis of his pink band series which he says explores how thailand's consumerist society so quickly forgets the horrors of the past it's one of them was weiland in that type of decor history and people remember that this is why they fall any any government they afraid of that. man it owns an art house cinema in the capital bangkok but he can't screen his own film shakespeare must die. band in two thousand and twelve the film retells macbeth in a modern tie context and refers to the thomas a massacre. now man it's

appealing that ban in the supreme court and will use rap against dictatorships portrayal of the massacre to bolster his case is so all we have that this isn't justice it is. the rapper. and can't. can't can't show what it will cost. despite the massacre of students at thomas at university he continued the tradition of anti establishment activism. at the main campus theatre comedians are ridiculing a deputy police chief who tory is for making inflammatory comments as well as a prime minister fayyad general jack the general who led the could. go. with bullet holes. in the ordinance and someone who knows what it means to suffer for your os pointed man kong was jailed in twenty fourteen for acting in apply

about a fictional monarchy at this university all trades. very dangerous far for them because we've told. something that they don't want people to know about. she says nor mourns in the plight we considered disrespectful to thailand's more nicky's. under the country's lives me just lose she was sorry for a while but when the military came to power. and did not the performa with child for two and a half years there must control the people have to. makes confession. gado asked that because. under the military law not when the kids this is the real life. but you have to face with the threat of the

myriad. while some of the fellow performers the fled into exile. as him. not to protest but to perform as she says this is one risk. i think that mary terry. they'll think that i will not be understanding that i was some odd. but. why i would not do that because i knew it. because i saw. i saw the fear of the myriad terry. that's why they put me in jail because the fear . she's chosen a popular weekend market to stage a play about. two counts to one hundred.

the number of inmates she was confined. i'm not a. feel fear scare about this but. i have a little bit of the people. that. seem a prison is like a band from politics for a decade so she ends her sure by polling the public. if. she asks only because to tick yes. cross note using lipstick on her body.

performance is one of the more unusual things i mean the city. the public approves. of the security guards much you want to break the world you. know. on the surface thailand's cosmopolitan capital bangkok doesn't appear repressive you galleries and trendy culture districts have created a contemporary arts but some curation say under the current military government they operate in a climate of fear. in

downtown bangkok summer runs a local gallery in box known for its political exhibitions do you think since the coup happened in two thousand and fourteen that censorship has. was oh yeah definitely definitely. a lot of events. which you get the soldier coming was you know they make sure that you do not express any opinion against them it's worse than ever i think yeah. for her life to stick submission some rock is working with a visiting portuguese artist. she says almost all the outspoken local artists went underground or fled overseas after the coup that was the function of bad things at the time it was not serving as a tool for critics to criticize society the general elections jus in late march

have created a new urgency for political arcs but some rock is cautious the army will remain a powerful institution here because new constitutional changes have stuck the voters in their favor i want to but i'm also scared to do that you have to be. careful and smile you cannot do anything that straightforward all the masses that you want to deliver it has to be law players on. one piece in today's show questions where the tile elections will be democratic. it's a hollow ballot box when a version is cast it ends up on the floor you concerns on days when you hang things up do you sometimes think to yourself am i doing the right thing. because of the law constantly the four week that we've been working together that's all we talk about and we keep changing the idea that it's really when you know it's

i couldn't sleep because we keep changing and then we afraid the will was the message that we intend to deliver. hours before the show some wreck decides to make changes to some of the paces what do you think of our these changes last minute that you have to do she says self-censorship here is rife because of oppressive laws you have to self censor. because you know they can get into trouble that's that's that's all i can tell yeah. so this is the exhibition that got you into trouble artist tara cool knows what happens when you don't self censor and in twenty seven tane the military's response to disarm work sparked fear across thailand's creative same. if you hold them like a friend your warmth will reveal the portrait of

a person underneath so we learn what happened to them. had a war and i kind of hit at a point each piece is painted with chromatic dark when touched it reveals the image of a thai political prisoner. these are people who either died from political unrest in recent years or are still imprisoned or live in exile or were kidnapped why do you think the army was interested in your exhibition. and there when i mean each of the artwork shows a victim the government wants forgotten because of that the government wanted to take down my work. alerted to his exhibition by media coverage the army turned up to his shirt but tara was not there . i was shot when the army asked to see me

i started to feel scared i was thinking what would happen if they show up at my house what will happen to my parents and. the soldiers also into the gallery next door and remove seven works by another politico asas to whose exhibition looked at a military crackdown in twenty ten. with the situation escalating todd told gallery staff to tear down his exhibition before the army returned. i don't want to become one of those victims just like those shown in my artwork. after the first visit they continued to show up at the gallery for three months to check sometimes on motorbike sometimes they came under cover of not held any exhibitions in thailand since then.

despite growing censorship bangkok recently held its first be a nalini. one of four big fish was sanctioned by the military government in the past year temples shopping is an old heritage buildings all became exhibition spices. but for a film director not is. the beard ali exhibitions lacks political punch i don't see any issue that creating a real dialogue and up them merely critical to the current situation and then the end of the day is the first or we become like a decoration. and. that's something the curator of the bin ali dr appy nine plus young on it rejects one he says he could

address sensitive issues like ranger refugees migrant sex workers and southern thailand's insurgency because the expo is largely privately funded first war i must say that if this bill is fully. one said by the government. we would not have many continents like i mention for the insurgents or six my sensitive issues we would have to go through a lot of self-censorship some critics. big. payoffs for the military government what do you think about. critics i respect them as they drop that they have to criticize otherwise they are out of work we feel that this is the event that we plan and it's been going lucky for thailand you know we have many events ongoing and people should be appreciating this p.r.

stunt or not. dr. censorship boundaries well after a year is working in the ministry of culture it's exciting to get away with censorship it's like it's a cat and mouse game does toyland really need a board of censorship. sentinels you know the people who protect the morals. they also have to. you know what how the world is moving you know you can have you know one hundred to view i'm not saying that they should do away with but the. and that there must be sorry to say go up. on the streets of bangkok graffiti artists are finding ways to keep the censorship around three. things. he's trying to stay true to he's not.

all over the world i know the things that i'm doing and i'm going to do because so many people headaches. the mask of fish the artist satirizes the one across the country he also post pictures of it online spreading the message even further. from. could take some bloated military budgets at the expense of education to a swipe at a famous general over he's declared luxury watch collection. not even the prime minister escapes he's wrong. there thanks for making the time to chat with. thank you. i've been taught that dictatorship is evil they told us that they staged a coup because of this and that but i just know that dictatorship will never be good for any of us that is why i stand up for myself and to do something about it

or you know what i want to. call the current government has stayed longer than normal i've seen many military supporters and unwilling to support them i think this is a turning point. to the extent so is hard at work creating his life his pace check times he has to be careful just bought he's. the old force he's eventually found here and he was charged. to navigate the challenges of working here in thailand so widely pints on private buildings with the permission of the owner. it's helped him avoid being i'm to the censorship rules so far. one moment that. if one day they want to throw me in jail there's nothing i can do the only want to can blame is myself for letting these people take over the country one thing we should all learn is that military coups never the answer.

once again he has this in his songs what is the meaning behind this. i did this stencil of a soldier standing guard to show how they stop people standing up is that their role to prevent people from speaking up. as. you know there's a record number of candidates with the generals who staged the coup who most likely hold the op i have. regulations to during their rule ensure no single party. and the new prime minister who almost certainly need the birds of a tree appointed senate. this means freedom of speech may still proved elusive.

yeah it could go back to. the whole. you know. it's not scary and it's exciting at the same time. society. the present the better. keep. creating it but probably will not show it. with so much gallery she's launching a new exhibition of the election with him. and his team. against the clock to get ready i don't know about these. we just let him use the space because he's been we take couple galleries. because of the content obviously. and she he's really.

following the new day so i think you know. she said. the resistance sweeping thailand he has. so far. just really strange and he's not scared at all. hours later he unveils a you know thailand. election extravaganza crawling with corruption cronies and cockroaches. true titans of thailand to try to go political divide each other down across the poker table. buying gauging the young people with this kids trying to shake up the system. and i think this election could impact the next twenty years but it's like gambling

an important bet which is why i chose the casino theme. and made this such a big youth vote they can vote in twenty percent of m.p.'s who could potentially make a lot of changes and at that point it's going to be fun. while a lot of the stencils look towards the election i see a throwback to the past books very familiar. to thomas a massacre. i think it could not exist and sit sit sit become pricing the history up until today it should give you the background of why we are today how do we get here and i think it's a right right move for him to do it. she hopes it's not only the youth who are inspired by headaches. can we do this yes i think for. a lot of people who work in this film will feel more safe to do it it's kind of set

a good example if you will feel courageous you should do it. nothing's certain in a nation that's had a military coup on average every seven news since the end of absolute monarchy. but thailand's rebel us. abetting the carefully calculated acts of resistance might slowly help steer the country towards democracy. they were searching for a sanctuary in australia but instead would a time for use on a pacific island now one o one east follows the journey of two refugees as they forge a new life in north america on al-jazeera.

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