Mandatory Credit: Photo by Varuth Pongsapipatt/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (11020027a) Protesters cut police's barbed wire during the demonstration. Thai police used water cannons and tear gas to push back pro-democracy protesters near the parliament compound in Bangkok. Demonstrators demanding changes to the Thailand's constitution were pushed back by police as they tried to penetrate barriers on the perimeter of the compound. Thai Police Fire Water Cannons and Tear Gas at Pro-Democracy Protesters in Bangkok, Thailand - 17 Nov 2020