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        </picture>The artists said they supported the student-led pro-democracy movement and wanted the university to allow the protest to be held at the Tha Phra Chan campus.<picture>
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        </picture>Meanwhile, former university vice rector Kaewsan Atibodhi has collected close to 3,000 signatures to oppose the protest.<picture>
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            <img src="https://media.nationthailand.com/uploads/images/2020/09/15/S__5300259.jpg?x-image-process=style/lg-webp" alt="Artists speak up for democracy" class="img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false" loading="lazy" />
        </picture>Last week, Thammasat University issued a statement prohibiting the September 19 rally at its Tha Phra Chan campus citing safety and other concerns.<picture>
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Artists speak up for democracy

National artist for literature, Suchart Sawasdsri, led other writers and artists to hand a letter over to the Thammasat University’s dean asking him to reconsider the ban on an anti-government protest scheduled for September 19.