World leaders expressed concerns about human rights and basic freedoms of the Thai people after the country’s military seized power in a coup on Thursday, May 22, 2014.
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![A man gestures towards soldiers arriving to control a protest against military rule in central Bangkok, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1c046a9b-f7b1-49f6-8c75-d6884a041be0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man gestures towards soldiers arriving to control a protest against military rule in central Bangkok, May 23, 2014.
![A woman walks past soldiers providing security to the Army Club where senior army officials are meeting foreign diplomats in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00742d63-613a-457b-9e7a-1dea9c40ff3a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks past soldiers providing security to the Army Club where senior army officials are meeting foreign diplomats in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.
![A Thai student holds an anti-coup sign in front of a group of soldiers during a brief protest near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/184f102f-4d41-4fdc-b220-7984fb9fa01d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Thai student holds an anti-coup sign in front of a group of soldiers during a brief protest near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, May 23, 2014.
![A Thai policeman and his dog search the tent of a pro-government protester during a cleanup operation at a pro-government demonstration site on the outskirts of Bangkok, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/57d358a8-209f-4f1e-b41e-1d366eeaba43_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Thai policeman and his dog search the tent of a pro-government protester during a cleanup operation at a pro-government demonstration site on the outskirts of Bangkok, May 23, 2014.