BANGKOK: Thailand’s “Red Shirt” supporters reacted with dismay Friday after a television network run by the opposition movement was taken off air in the latest strike against freedom of expression in the military-ruled kingdom.

In a statement published on Facebook Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan said Peace TV had been ordered to halt broadcasting from 8:30 p.m. (1330 GMT) Thursday evening by the country’s media regulator.

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