Thai Protests

Thai Redshirt Protest Anniversary Marked With Marches

AP | THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets Friday, peacefully marking the six-month anniversary of the military's ...

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Thailand's Legitimacy Deficit

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. policy toward Thailand is an exercise in pragmatic preservation and avoidance of open disagreement. A true ally should make reasonable requests to bolster long-term relations with the Thai people.

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Arisman Pongruangrong, Thai Protest Leader, Flees Police Out Hotel Window

AP | KINAN SUCHAOVANICH | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thailand's prime minister talked tough and handed more law and order powers to the army after security forces were humiliated when an ...

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Thai Protesters Storm Parliament, Lawmakers Flee By Helicopter

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Defiant anti-government demonstrators dared Thailand's government Thursday to break up their escalating protests, vowing to stage a ma...

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Thailand Protests: Protesters Pour Own Blood On Gate Of Government HQ

AP | THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thai protesters seeking a change of government planned more shock tactics Wednesday, saying they would pour gallons (liters) of their ...

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Thailand Protests: Abhisit Vejjajiva Refuses To Dissolve Parliament Despite Threats Of Bloodshed

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Anti-government protesters started donating their own blood Tuesday as part of a plan to splatter the Thai government headquarters in ...

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Khattiya Sawatdiphol, Thai General, Shot In The Head During Interview

Posted 05.25.2011

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Khattiya Sawatdiphol, a Thai general allied with anti-government Red Shirt protesters, has been shot in the head in Bangkok. According to a report...

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Thailand Protests: Soldiers Crackdown With Gunfire, Tear Gas (SLIDESHOW)

AP | AMBIKA AHUJA and GRANT PECK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thousands of troops fired warning shots and tear gas to turn back rampaging anti-government protesters Monday night, forcing retreatin...

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Thai Parliament Dissolution Demanded By Thousands

AP | AMBIKA AHUJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister's office Tuesday demanding Thailand's parliament be dissolved and new elections ...

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Thai Protesters Attack Police, Airports Still Blockaded

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thai protesters have attacked a second checkpoint near Bangkok's main airport, forcing police forces to retreat. The confrontation came after police ...

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Thai Leader Declares Emergency To Clear Airports

AP | AMBIKA AHUJA and CHRIS BLAKE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's government backed off Friday from its threat to forcibly remove protesters occupying Bangkok's two airports in th...

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