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Thailand’s Red Shirts mark coup anniversary (AP)

September 19th, 2010

An anti-government or Red Shirt protester cheers during a rally in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Thousands of the protesters who are also supporters of deposted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took part in a rally marking the fourth anniversary of the military coup that ousted Thaksin from power. Chiang Mai is a hometown of Thaksin. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Thousands of anti-government “Red Shirt” protesters defied a state of emergency in Thailand’s capital to stage their first major demonstration since their street protests were ended by a…

Thai PM offers olive branch to Red Shirts (AP)

May 21st, 2010

A fireman surveys the interior of a theater destroyed by raging fires set by arsonists, Thursday May 20, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.  The Thai government declared Thursday it had mostly quelled ten weeks of violent protests in the capital while buildings smoldered, troops rooted out small pockets of resistance and residents attempted a return to normal life.  (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - Thailand’s prime minister Friday promised an independent probe into “all events” surrounding the Red Shirt protests, and called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to…

Red Shirts ready to negotiate with Thai government (AP)

May 16th, 2010

Heavy smoke appears as anti-government protesters burn tires at a main road in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 16, 2010. Thailand's leader warned violence was on the rise after three days of rolling street battles in the heart of Bangkok and hinted Sunday that a curfew may be imposed on the sprawling metropolis of more than 10 million people. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - The leadership of Red Shirt protesters says it is ready to negotiate with the Thai government provided the army ends its crackdown.


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Rogue Thai general aiding Red Shirts shot in head (AP)

May 13th, 2010

FILE - In this May 1, 2010 file photo, Thai Maj. Gen, Khattiya Sawasdipol, center, also known as 'Seh Daeng'  a rogue commander for the anti-government 'Red Shirts' gathers with others during a dispute over a barricade near Chulalongkorn Hospital.  The renegade army officer accused of marshaling a paramilitary force among Thailand's Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head Thursday, May 13, 2010, apparently by a sniper, an aide said. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)AP - A renegade army general accused of leading a paramilitary force among Thailand’s Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head Thursday, apparently by a sniper, an aide said,…

Thai plan to choke Red Shirts protest zone on hold (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Thai soldiers stand guard in the area around the AP - The Thai government suspended its plan to cut water and electricity supplies to anti-government demonstrators camped in a posh central Bangkok neighborhood, heeding pleas from residents and foreign…

Thai plan to choke Red Shirts put on hold (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Thai soldiers stand guard in the area around the AP - The Thai government suspended its plan to cut water and electricity supplies to anti-government demonstrators camped in a posh central Bangkok neighborhood, heeding pleas from residents and foreign…

Thai protesters told to ditch red shirts (AP)

April 26th, 2010

A AP - Thailand’s “Red Shirt” protesters, wary of a possible crackdown, told their followers to ditch their signature crimson attire so they can go undercover as more bomb threats rattled…

Thai Red Shirts hurl own blood at PM’s house (AP)

March 17th, 2010

Thai riot police officers stand in front of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence after protesters and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fought the police lines and poured blood on the gate and fence Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons (liters) of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister Wednesday, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Leaders of Thailand’s anti-government protesters, who have hurled their own blood at the offices and home of the prime minister, said Wednesday they will remain camped out in…