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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai government worker carries a life sized cardboard cutout of General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, across the lawn of Government House  during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, meets with other protest leaders in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SUTHEP THAUGSUBAN, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of anti-government protests, acknowledges the crowd as he arrives at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday. The collapse of the government leaves Thailand with an unprecedented power vacuum.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of Bangkok gather on Phitsanulok Road near Government House in Bangkok after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra collapsed Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Other anti-government protestors are reflected in the sunglasses of a protestor at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors use a front end loader to remove barricades blocking the roads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors use a front end loader to remove barricades blocking the roads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors block the road that leads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors carry a huge Thai flag to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors carry a huge Thai flag to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors scramble over barricades blocking the roads in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors scramble over barricades blocking the roads in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors scramble over barricades blocking the roads in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors walk to Government House under a Thai flag in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government students fly their school flag in of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors block the road that leads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai anti-government protestor runs across water main that spans a khlong (canal) in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai anti-government protestors against a barricade in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai anti-government protestor in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai anti-government protestor in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors gather on the sidewalk in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Other anti-government protestors are reflected in the sunglasses of a protestor at Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors march to the gates of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Anti-government protestors use a front end loader to remove barricades blocking the roads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors scramble over barricades blocking the roads in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Medics tend to an anti-government protestor who collapsed in the heat in front of Government House in Bangkok Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors walk to Government House under a Thai flag in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors block the road that leads to Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors rally on Silom Road in Bangkok before marching on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Medics tend to an anti-government protestor who collapsed in the heat in front of Government House in Bangkok Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors on top of barricades in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai anti-government protestors buy ice cream from a street vendor while they wait to get into Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai anti-government protestors walk to Government House under a Thai flag in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai ant-government protestors march on Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai riot policeman smokes a cigarette during a break from duty guarding Government House in Bangkok against anti-government protesters. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai riot policeman smokes a cigarette during a break from duty guarding Government House in Bangkok against anti-government protesters. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai riot policeman smokes a cigarette during a break from duty guarding Government House in Bangkok against anti-government protesters. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai riot policeman takes a break from duty guarding Government House in Bangkok against anti-government protesters. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer on duty in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police on duty in front of Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai riot police walk past Government House in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced she would dissolve the lower house of the Parliament and call new elections in the face of ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Government House, the office of the Prime Minister, Monday to celebrate the collapse of the government after Yingluck made her announcement. Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, the organizer of the protests, said the protests would continue until the "Thaksin influence is uprooted from Thailand." There were no reports of violence in the protests Monday.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police in formation near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police in formation near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police walk to their station near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police walk to their station near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police drill near Government House in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman carrying a pro-government sign, which thanks Gen. Prayuth for stabilizing Thailand, poses with a life sized cardboard cutout of General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Prime Minister of Thailand during Children's Day festivities at Government House. Prayuth commanded a coup that deposed the elected government in May 2014. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man poses with a life sized cardboard cutout of General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, during Children's Day festivities at Government House. Prayuth commanded a coup that deposed the elected government in May 2014. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves while he walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves and walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, waves and walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, "wais" (a wai is a traditional Thai greeting) the crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, the Prime Minister of Thailand, walks through crowd at Government House during Children's Day festivities at Government House. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Anti-government protestors dance in front of Government House. Protestors remained around Government House in Bangkok Tuesday but their mood was festive rather than angry. They listened to music and danced while protest leaders planned their next move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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