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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts write birthday greetings for Thaksin Shinawatra on a roll of paper during a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  TIDA TAVONSETH, (center left), the president of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, popularly known as the Red Shirts, blows out the candles on the birthday cake for Thaksin Shinawatra at the party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt wearing a Thaksin Shinawatra mask, dances during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai Red Shirt entertainer leads Red Shirts in wishing Thaksin Shinawatra a happy birthday during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt wearing a Thaksin Shinawatra mask, dances during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Red Shirt patches for sale at the birthday party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Red Shirt wearing a Thaksin Shinawatra tee shirt, dances during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk blesses the Red Shirt crowd at the birthday celebration for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Red Shirts pray at the beginning of their birthday party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  TIDA TAVONSETH, (center left), the president of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, popularly known as the Red Shirts, blows out the candles on the birthday cake for Thaksin Shinawatra at the party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  TIDA TAVONSETH, (center left), the president of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, popularly known as the Red Shirts, blows out the candles on the birthday cake for Thaksin Shinawatra at the party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Entertainers, including Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits, put on show for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai Red Shirt entertainer leads Red Shirts in wishing Thaksin Shinawatra a happy birthday during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts write birthday greetings for Thaksin Shinawatra on a roll of paper during a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirts write birthday greetings for Thaksin Shinawatra on a roll of paper during a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts present merit making packages to Buddhist monks during a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt prays while Buddhist monks lead a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a merit making ceremony to honor Thaksin Shinawatra at a birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Red Shirt leader lights a candle during a merit making ceremony at the birthday party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Red Shirts pray at the beginning of their birthday party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts hold up their birthday cards for Thaksin Shinawatra during their birthday party for Thaksin. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts dance during the party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirts pray at the beginning of their birthday party for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai women in Las Vegas style outfits provide entertainment for Thai Red Shirts at a birthday for Thaksin Shinawatra. The Red Shirts celebrated former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's 64th birthday with a party at Phibun Prachasan School in Bangkok. They had a Buddhist Merit Making Ceremony, dinner, cake and entertainment. Most of the Red Shirt political elite traveled to Hong Kong for a party with Thaksin. Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, was deposed by a coup in 2006 and subsequently convicted of corruption related crimes. He went into exile rather than go to jail but remains very popular in rural parts of Thailand. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister and was elected based on her brother's recommendation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People dance during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People dance during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Clocks for sale with photos of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and former PM Thaksin Shinawatra at a Red Shirt protest. The Shinawatras are supported by the Red Shirts. A splinter group of the Red Shirts, Thai supporters of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have besieged the Thai Constitutional Court for the last three weeks calling for the resignation of the justices, who have indicated they might oppose a proposed constitutional reform which would grant amnesty to people convicted of political crimes since 2007. This would probably include Thaksin. The justices have refused to step down. Wednesday the protesters moved their protest to the Thai Parliament, which is largely powerless to intervene.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Capt SONGLOD CHUENCHOOPOL, (Retired) of the Royal Thai Army, makes an anti-government speech during the anti-government rally in Bangkok Sunday. Capt. Songlod used to be a "Red Shirt" supporter of Thaksin Shinawatra but recently switched sides to be a Thaksin opponent. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A man shouts anti-government slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People dance during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Red tee shirts for sale with photos of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and former PM Thaksin Shinawatra at a Red Shirt protest. The Shinawatras are supported by the Red Shirts. A splinter group of the Red Shirts, Thai supporters of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have besieged the Thai Constitutional Court for the last three weeks calling for the resignation of the justices, who have indicated they might oppose a proposed constitutional reform which would grant amnesty to people convicted of political crimes since 2007. This would probably include Thaksin. The justices have refused to step down. Wednesday the protesters moved their protest to the Thai Parliament, which is largely powerless to intervene.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People shout anti-Thaksin slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A man shouts anti-government slogans during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People dance during a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters in the rain at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, "wais" a traditional Thai greeting to voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Muslim woman who is a member of the White Masks, marches past Thai riot police during a protest against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra at Central World. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Muslim woman who is a member of the White Masks protests against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra at Central World. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Red Shirt with a Yingluck Shinawatra pen and photos of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and current Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (she is Thaksin's sister) at a Red Shirt rally at the Thai Constitutional Court. Several hundred Thai Red Shirts, members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), have been camped out at Thailand's Constitutional Court, which oversees matters related to the Thai constitution and constitutional amendment. The Red Shirts are protesting the court's decision to consider a petition regarding the constitutionality of the constitutional amendments that have been proposed by the government. The group is arguing that by considering the petition, the Court is impeding the powers of the legislative branch.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds a flag showing a likeness of Yingluck Shinawatra, the Pheua Thai candidate for Prime Minister, during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A White Mask protester holds up a photo of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, during an anti-government protest. The White Mask protesters are ultra royalists who support the King and wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the Pitak Siam anti-government group cook dinner at their base in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police stand under a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, during preparations for large anti-government protests scheduled to take place in Bangkok. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt supporter with a photo of ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Yingluck is Thaksin's sister) at a rally in Bangkok. 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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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      Women at a rally against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, his sister. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Red Shirt with a Yingluck Shinawatra pen and photos of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and current Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (she is Thaksin's sister) at a Red Shirt rally at the Thai Constitutional Court. Several hundred Thai Red Shirts, members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), have been camped out at Thailand's Constitutional Court, which oversees matters related to the Thai constitution and constitutional amendment. The Red Shirts are protesting the court's decision to consider a petition regarding the constitutionality of the constitutional amendments that have been proposed by the government. The group is arguing that by considering the petition, the Court is impeding the powers of the legislative branch.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man holds a placard showing a likeness of Yingluck Shinawatra, the Pheua Thai candidate for Prime Minister, during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURT
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  • Apr 4, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man with a Thaksin Shinawatra mask dances in front of the Red Shirts' main stage in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok, 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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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Red Shirt supporter with a photo of ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Yingluck is Thaksin's sister) at a rally in Bangkok. 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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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt supporter holds a chair with a photo of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is revered by many in the Red Shirt movement. 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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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Members of the White Mask protest movement at an anti-government protest on the plaza in front of Central World in Bangkok. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   An 80 year old woman cheers for Pheua Thai parliamentary candidates during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Part of the crowd during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman wears a hat showing a likeness of Yingluck Shinawatra, the Pheua Thai candidate for Prime Minister, during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt supporter with a photo of ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on her hat cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Yingluck is Thaksin's sister) at a rally in Bangkok. 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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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt supporter with a photo of ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on her hat cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Yingluck is Thaksin's sister) at a rally in Bangkok. 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
    RedShirtsAksaRoad0510055.jpg
  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A member of the White Mask protest movement waves a Thai flag on the plaza in front of Central World in Bangkok. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A member of the White Mask protest movement waves a Thai flag on the plaza in front of Central World in Bangkok. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai police supervisor watches officers prepare for expected mass protests in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai riot police stand in formation in Bangkok Friday. Thai authorities have imposed the Internal Security Act (ISA), that enables police to call on the army if needed to keep order, and placed thousands of riot police in the streets around Government House in anticipation of a large anti-government protest Saturday. The group sponsoring the protest, Pitak Siam, said up to 500,000 people could turn out to protest against the government. They are protesting against corruption in the current government and the government's unwillingness to arrest or pursue fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in 2006 coup and later convicted on corruption charges. The current Thai Prime Minister is Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters in the rain at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, leader of the Pheua Thai party, greets voters at the last Pheua Thai rally of the year in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   The crowd cheers for Pheua Thai parliamentary candidates during a Pheua Thai rally in Bangkok Friday. Thailand's divisive election campaign drew to a close Friday in Bangkok. Most of the parties had large rallies in an effort to sway last minute undecided voters. Pheua Thai, the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a massive rally in Rajamakala Stadium (also called Ramkamhaeng Stadium) to close out their campaign. A monsoon thunderstorm didn't keep people away from the event. Most Thai public opinion polls show Pheua Thai with a healthy lead over their arch rivals (and incumbent party in power) the Democrats. Thaksin's youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is running for Prime Minister under the Pheua Thai banner. If elected, she will be Thailand's first female Prime Minister.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt supporter with a photo of ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Yingluck is Thaksin's sister) at a rally in Bangkok. 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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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A White Mask protester dressed as Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra walks through the crowd at Central World in Bangkok Sunday. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Muslim women, and other members of the White Masks, protest against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra at Central World. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A White Mask protester at Central World in Bangkok Sunday. The White Mask protesters wear the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the movie "V for Vendetta" and the protest groups Anonymous and Occupy. Several hundred members of the White Mask movement gathered on the plaza in front of Central World, a large shopping complex at the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok, to protest against the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. They say that her government is corrupt and is a "puppet" of ousted (and exiled) former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is Yingluck's brother. She was elected in 2011 when her brother endorsed her.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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