have taken to the streets
of bangkok for the fourth day
in a row demanding political
reform.
the rallies took place
in defiance of a government ban
on gatherings there.
the protesters, who are mostly
young people, want power
to move away from the military
and the monarchy.
from bangkok, jonathan
head sent this report.
friday night
in downtown bangkok.
police advance
on a political
rally.
screaming.
never mind it was
mostly students,
school children and commuters
dropping in on their way home.
they got the full
treatment.
yelling.
water cannon laced with
blue dye and tear gas.
it hasn't
put them
off though.
they gathered again
this weekend,
demanding notjust a change
of government, but a radical
overhaul of the political
establishment which has ruled
this country
throughout