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9 M; V6 z- p3 \# x$ X& T# s BANGKOK  AP  鈥?Student activists at Thailand   most prestigious university defied a ban by college administrators and staged an anti-government rally on Friday, as a prominent protest leader was arrested elsewhere for his involvement in a previous demonstration.Up to 1,000 students gathered in a hall on the campus of Chulalongkorn University in central Bangkok to hear speeches calling for a new constitution and for the government to resign, and for an end to intimidation of critics. A heavy rain forced a change of venue from an outdoor plaza and may have discouraged attendance.The rally was banned by the university, which said it allows non stanley cup violent political gatherings but was given too short notice to ensure safety. Protest organizers announced they would go ahead with the event anyway, even though those taking part were threatened with possible punishment.We are fed up with dictatorship, with people   voices being ignored, with activists being harassed by the authorities, with enforced disappearances, with the government siding with the capitalists leaving the rest of the people to suffer, with the la stanley cup w not being ap stanley cup plied to the elites, with us the people not holding power, said Sirin Mungchareon, one of the participants.The rally was the latest in a series in several major cities around the country.Several activists involved in organizing earlier protests have been arrested on various charges, including sedition. Police on Friday stopped a car carryi Xokn WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Police have killed at least 11 people in the aftermath of Kenyas presidential election on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Following the re-election of incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta, supporters of challenging candidate Raila Odinga protested in the cities of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa  opposition strongholds  where police have fired guns and tear gas as protesters burned shacks, tires and barricades.The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights put the death toll higher, claiming that police shootings during post-election protests have killed 24 people since Aug. 8, with 17 of the killings taking place in the capital Nairobi.The Natio stanley cup nal Super Alliance  NASA , the opposition coalition that ran Odinga as its candidate, has contested the result of the election, alleging that the results are fraudulent. Kenyas Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission  IEBC , which conducted the election, responded to the fraud claims in a letter alleging flaws in NASA calculations. The IEBC  adidas campus reports that NASA neglected to provide data supporting their vote count and that NASAs numbers on votes cast and registered voters in multiple counties were erroneous.According to official results, Kenyatta received 54.3 percent of the vote,  yeezy while Odinga received 44.7 percent. While the IEBC had 7 days to announce the official results, they declared Kenyatta the winner of the election on Aug. 11. Your neighbour will always be your neighbour and we cannot fight over an election,  Kenya