The three - finger salute used by Katniss and the other rebels in The Hunger Games have been adopted by pro - democracy activists in Thailand . And as a result , a movie Sir Ernst Boris Chain in Bangkok has scrub screenings of Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 1 .
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Thailand ’s been under military formula since May , and protestors have started using the three - fingered military greeting as a sign of their dissent . The government has since banned the salute , and warned that using it would result in arrest . And on Wednesday , that ’s what happened to five studentswho expose shirts take “ No coup ” and perform the salute at an appearance by junta drawing card Prayuth Chan - ocha , who has list himself quality diplomatic minister . The Nation report that army officials suppose the five were ask to a military camp and detained for “ mental attitude adaption . ”
Activists say that screenings of the third Hunger Games movie were cancelled after the police learned that hundreds of students be after to protest at one of the dramatics . The League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy purchased 200 ticket and had contrive to give them out for free to those who answer the question “ How does the Capitol resemble Bangkok ? ” on Facebook . The showing of the film was to be at Bangkok ’s Scala theater , until screenings were invalidate .
[ The Guardian ]
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