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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts sit in the shade in front of the entrance to ZEN, one of the department stores closed by the Red Shirts rally. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts at a Red Shirt stand selling DVDs and sunglasses near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts watch television as it's announced that negotiations between the Reds and the government have broken down. Many of the Red Shirts are farmers who need to return to their land to start planting their crops. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: There are even rudimentary salons in the protest area. A woman cuts hair for Red Shirts in the elevated walkways the Red Shirts have occupied near the Siam Skytrain station. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts at a Red Shirt stand selling DVDs and sunglasses near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt woman cheers for Red Shirt speakers at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt tee shirt vendor sets up his stand near the protest site in central Bangkok. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt woman cheers for Red Shirt speakers at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: Pink Shirt peace demonstrators hold up photos of the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, during a rally against the Red Shirts Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt protesters wearing a Thaksin Shinawatra mask hands a flower to an entertainer at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt woman dances during the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt woman cheers for Red Shirt speakers at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt protester wearing a Thaksin Shinawatra mask cheers at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt woman in a red outfit and a red wig sits under a red umbrella at the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Most of the Red Shirts pass the days sleeping in the shade created by the Bangkok "Skytrains" during the protests in the shopping district. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women shred papaya to make "som tam" (papaya salad) at a Red Shirt cafe near the protest venue. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman powders her baby on a table at a Red Shirt street restaurant near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts is a big seller at souvenir stands around the protest. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt souvenir vendor pushes her cart through the crowd. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt dances during the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Sunday. The Red Shirt leaders said Sunday they still conditionally supported the Prime Minister's "Road Map to Reconciliation" but that their opponents the Yellow Shirts needed to sign on to make the five point "Road Map" viable. About 5,000 people mostly from northeast Thailand, joined the Red Shirts in Ratchaprasong over the weekend. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters have occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels, since April 4. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt child cleans up some of the diesel fuel soaked dirt left by a Red Shirt barricade in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt child at the Red Shirt barricade in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt children at the Red Shirt barricade in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt hauls bamboo to the new barricade the Red Shirt built in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A photographer with a digital camera sells prints off of a Canon Selphy printer to Red Shirt protestors. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman powders her baby on a table at a Red Shirt street restaurant near the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: DVDs of the violence against Red Shirts is a big seller at souvenir stands around the protest. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk waves a red flag in support of the Red Shirts Thursday in Ratchaprasong intersection. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk waves a red flag in support of the Red Shirts Thursday in Ratchaprasong intersection. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt souvenir vendor sleeps while she waits for business. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: ROBERT AMSTERDAM, attorney for ousted Thai Prime Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks to the crowd at a Red Shirt rally in Bangkok. The Red Shirts chanted, in English, "We Love You!!" when Amersterdam took the stage. Amsterdam told the Red Shirts to be calm in the face of provocations by the anti-government Yellow Shirts. Thousands of Thai Red Shirts, members of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), members of the ruling Pheu Thai party and supporters of the government of ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are rallying on Aksa Road in the Bangkok suburbs. The government was ousted by a court ruling earlier in the week that deposed Yingluck because the judges said she acted unconstitutionally in a personnel matter early in her administration. Thailand now has no functioning government. Red Shirt leaders said at the rally Saturday that any attempt to impose an unelected government on Thailand could spark a civil war. This is the third consecutive popularly elected UDD supported government ousted by the courts in less than 10 years.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirts stand and sing the Thai National Anthem during their protest in Ratchaprasong intersection Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirts stand and sing the Thai National Anthem during their protest in Ratchaprasong intersection Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: Pink Shirts hold up a photo of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and his wife, Queen Sirikit, during a peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirts stand and sing the Thai National Anthem during their protest in Ratchaprasong intersection Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt passes a piece of bamboo to the crew building a new barricade in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday.  The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Motorcycle taxis take passengers past a Red Shirt barricade in the Siam section of Bangkok Friday.  The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A woman with a Thai flag head band sings the Thai national anthem at the end of a Pink Shirt peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: Thais sing their national anthem at the end of a Pink Shirt peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt holds up a photo of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.    Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt holds up a photo of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.    Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt holds up a photo of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.    Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt holds up placard supporting Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.    Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt protestor uses his noise maker while he shields himself from the sun with a Red Shirt non violence placard at the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok Tuesday. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt women use one of their home made shields to clean up diesel fuel soaked dirt after they tore down one of their barricades in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts clean up some of the diesel fuel soaked dirt they left to stop government troops in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts clean up some of the diesel fuel soaked dirt they left to stop government troops in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt puts up blue netting that prevents security forces from objects over their barricades in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt puts up blue netting that prevents security forces from objects over their barricades in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt puts up blue netting that prevents security forces from objects over their barricades in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts move a bamboo rampart to a new barricade in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts move tires to the new barricade they built in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt on duty at their new barricade in the Sala Daeng intersection of Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts rebuild a barricade in Sala Daeng after they tore it down. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts rebuild a barricade in Sala Daeng after they tore it down. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police buy lottery tickets while on security duty against the Red Shirts in the Silom section of Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sharpened bamboo stake at a Red Shirt barricade in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt writes out anti-government graffiti in chili peppers on a street in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man pushes his cart past a Red Shirt barricade in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A patient is evacuated from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok Friday morning after Red Shirts temporarily invaded the hospital late Thursday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A man takes his daughter away home at the end of a Pink Shirt peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. The girl is carrying a poster of the Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A woman with a Thai flag head band sings the Thai national anthem at the end of a Pink Shirt peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: Thais sing their national anthem at the end of a Pink Shirt peace rally in Bangkok Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt holds up a photo of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.    Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Watches with a Red theme for sale on the street near the protest area. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr 4, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses Red Shirts with holy water in Ratchaprasong intersection during the Red Shirts' blockade of the intersection Sunday, Apr 4. Thousands of members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. There has not been any violence, but the government had demanded that the Red Shirts return to the old part of the city.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr 4, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses Red Shirts with holy water in Ratchaprasong intersection during the Red Shirts' blockade of the intersection Sunday, Apr 4. Thousands of members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. There has not been any violence, but the government had demanded that the Red Shirts return to the old part of the city.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr 4, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt protestor sleeps on the stairs in front of Central World Plaza, one of the malls in Bangkok that closed the Red Shirts moved into central Bangkok. Thousands of members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. There has not been any violence, but the government had demanded that the Red Shirts return to the old part of the city.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt leaders, including DARUNEE KRITTABOONYALAI, a well known Thai society matron and member of the ruling elite, take the stage during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. Kritboonyalai is a so-called "HiSo" or High Society. Most of the Red Shirts are populists and members of the Thai working class and it's unusual for them to have HiSo supporters. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt leaders, including DARUNEE KRITTABOONYALAI, a well known Thai society matron and member of the ruling elite, take the stage during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. Kritboonyalai is a so-called "HiSo" or High Society. Most of the Red Shirts are populists and members of the Thai working class and it's unusual for them to have HiSo supporters. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt leaders, including DARUNEE KRITTABOONYALAI, a well known Thai society matron and member of the ruling elite, take the stage during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. Kritboonyalai is a so-called "HiSo" or High Society. Most of the Red Shirts are populists and members of the Thai working class and it's unusual for them to have HiSo supporters. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt leaders, including DARUNEE KRITTABOONYALAI, a well known Thai society matron and member of the ruling elite, take the stage during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. Kritboonyalai is a so-called "HiSo" or High Society. Most of the Red Shirts are populists and members of the Thai working class and it's unusual for them to have HiSo supporters. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt with a toy gun to protest Thai Army violence against the Red Shirts during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt with a toy gun to protest Thai Army violence against the Red Shirts during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt with a toy gun to protest Thai Army violence against the Red Shirts during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt with a toy gun to protest Thai Army violence against the Red Shirts during a Red Shirt rally in Ratchaprasong Intersection honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army in 2010. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Red Shirt vendors comb out red fright wigs to sell to Red Shirts during a rally honoring Red Shirts killed by the Thai army during the Red Shirt protests in 2010. More than 85 people, most of them civilians, were killed during the Thai army crackdown against the Red Shirt protesters in April and May 2010. The Red Shirts were protesting against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, a member of the opposition who became Prime Minister after Thai courts ruled the Red Shirt supported government was unconstitutional. The protests rocked Bangkok from March 2010 until May 19, 2010 when Thai troops swept through the protest areas arresting hundreds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt women cheer and dance in Ratchaprasong intersection Thursday night. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt protestors hold up anti-government signs Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt protestors hold up anti-government signs Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt protestors hold up anti-government signs Thursday, May 6. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red Shirt women cheer and dance in Ratchaprasong intersection Thursday night. Red Shirt protestors in Ratchaprasong intersection, Thursday May 6, more than one month after the Reds occupied the intersection. Members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. On Thursday night the Red Shirt leaders said there has been a "glitch" in the ongoing negotiations to end the standoff. Their opponents, the "Yellow Shirts" who previously supported the incumbent Prime Minister have rejected his peace plan and called for the PM to resign.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt uses one of their home made shields to clean up diesel fuel soaked dirt after they tore down one of their barricades in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt jams bamboo stakes into the new barricade they built in Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts move tires to the new barricade they built in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts move tires to the new barricade they built in the Sala Daeng intersection in Bangkok Friday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A patient is evacuated from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok Friday morning after Red Shirts temporarily invaded the hospital late Thursday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 30 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A patient is evacuated from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok Friday morning after Red Shirts temporarily invaded the hospital late Thursday. The Red Shirts moved one of their barricades in the Sala Daeng Intersection in Bangkok Friday In one of the first positive moves to take place since the Red Shirts occupied central Bangkok in early April. The barricade was moved far enough back to open one lane of traffic on  Ratchadamri Street to allow ambulance access to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a large hospital at the intersection. Many of the patients in the hospital have been moved to other hospitals because a group of Red Shirts entered the hospital Thursday looking for Thai security personnel, who were not in the hospital. The stand off between the Red Shirts and the government enters its third month in May. The Red Shirts continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 18, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Pink Shirt peace protestor shows support for the King of Thailand during a peace rally Sunday. Thousands of so called "Pink Shirts" jammed the area around Victory Monument in Bangkok to show support the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and against the Red Shirts, who are demonstrating just a few kilometres away in the Ratchaprasong area. The Pink Shirts claim to not support either of the other political factions who wear colors - the Red Shirts, who support deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and their opponents the Yellow Shirts, who are against Thaksin.   Photo By Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 APRIL 2010 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Some of the Reds are offering foot massages in the middle of the closed street leading to the protest site. The Red Shirts protest in the Ratchaprasong Shopping district, home to Bangkok's most upscale malls, is costing the Thai economy millions of Baht per day because the malls and most of the restaurants are closed and tourists are staying away from the area. But that hasn't stopped the Red Shirts who have brought their own economy with them. There are Red Shirt restaurants, food stands, souvenir vendors and more, creating a micro economy for Red Shirts in the area.  The Red Shirts continue to occupy Ratchaprasong Intersection an the high end shopping district of Bangkok. They are calling for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve the parliament. Most of the Red Shirts support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr 4, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt protestor tries to sleep surrounded by thousands of his fellow Red Shirts in Bangkok, Apr. 4. Thousands of members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters moved their anti government protests into central Bangkok Apr. 4 when they occupied Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of Bangkok's fanciest shopping malls and several 5 star hotels. The Red Shirts are demanding the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand. They support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand. This move, away from their traditional protest site in the old part of Bangkok, has gridlocked the center of the city and closed hundreds of stores and restaurants and several religious shrines. There has not been any violence, but the government had demanded that the Red Shirts return to the old part of the city.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: A Red Shirt naps with his rooster on a street near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago. The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 30, 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand: Red Shirt protestors line up for free ice cream near the Red Shirt staging area in Bangkok Tuesday. There were only a few thousand protestors at the scene Tuesday, down from 100,000 a week ago.  The Thai government has asked the leaders of the Red Shirts to reduce the size of their protest as the number of protestors at the scene has declined in recent days. The Red Shirts have issued a formal answer to the request but said they have broken peace talks with the government and would intensify their protests in coming days. The Red Shirts want the government dissolved immediately, the government countered with calling new elections at the end this year, one year ahead of schedule. That was not acceptable to the Red Shirt leadership who than walked out of the talks and said no more would be held. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a coup in 2006 and went into exile rather than go to prison after being convicted on corruption charges. Thaksin is still enormously popular in rural Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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