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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dr. Thida Thavornseth (left) and Jutaporn Prompan, both core leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD also known as Red Shirts) leave a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dr. Thida Thavornseth (left) and Jutaporn Prompan, both core leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD also known as Red Shirts) during a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dr. Thida Thavornseth (left) and Jutaporn Prompan, both core leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD also known as Red Shirts) leave a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Jutaporn Prompan, a core leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), greets supporters during a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dr. Thida Thavornseth (left) and Jutaporn Prompan, both core leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD also known as Red Shirts) during a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirt activists in front of the coffin during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Red Shirt activists in front of the coffin during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A mourner carries a photo of Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in front of a line of Buddhist monks during Kamol's funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: The Wiriyachai family stands in the rain in front of a mourner holding up a photo of Apiwan Wiriyachai during his cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: The Wiriyachai family stands in the rain in front of a mourner holding up a photo of Apiwan Wiriyachai during his cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt leaders, THIDA THAVORNSETH, left, JUTAPORN PROMPAN (center) and Dr. WENG TOJIRAKAM during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The crowd at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man in grief tries to reach the coffin during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man lights an incense stick for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt activists watch the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The crowd at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mourners, including a woman holding one his books, cry out during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman wearing a tee shirt with Kamol Duangphasuk's photo on it chants his name during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mourners cry out during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The coffin bearing Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, is brought into the crematorium at Wat Samian Nari during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai Red Shirt activists at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman in grief tries to reach the coffin during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirts pray at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pray for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during the funeral for Kamol at Wat Samian Nari in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman weeps during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mourners cry out during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Red Shirt activist at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman weeps during the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mourners with dried flowers at the funeral for Kamol Duangphasuk, 45. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The coffin bearing Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, is brought through the crowd at Wat Samian Nari during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt security guards salute as the coffin bearing Kamol Duangphasuk, 45,passes them during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt security guards salute as the coffin bearing Kamol Duangphasuk, 45,passes them during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A procession honoring Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A procession honoring Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pall bearers carry out the coffin of Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The coffin bearing Kamol Duangphasuk, 45, is brought into the crematorium at Wat Samian Nari during his funeral in Bangkok. Kamol was a popular poet who wrote under the pen name Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee. Kamol had been writing since the 1980s and was an outspoken critic of the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra. After the 2010 military crackdown against the Red Shirts he went into temporary self imposed exile fearing for his safety. After he returned to Thailand he organized weekly protests against Thailand's Lese Majeste laws, which he said were being used to stifle dissent. Kamol was shot and murdered on April 23. The assailants are still at large but the murder is thought to be political.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, follow representatives of the Palace into the cremation ceremony for her husband, Apiwan Wiriyachai at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A man mourning for Apiwan Wiriyachai holds up the now banned three finger saluter from the Hunger Games movies during Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. The military junta banned the salute after anti-coup activists adapted it to mean opposition to the junta. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Mourners pose for photos with Apiwan Wiriyachai's portrait at Apiwan's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  Attendants carry the presiding monk around the plaza on a sedan chair at Wat Bang Phai for Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Women cheer for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup. The cremation Sunday had more political displays than previous funeral events but none of the politicians made any public statements.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, (left) mourns at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Mourners carry Apiwan Wiriyachai's portrait during Apiwan's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A man mourning for Apiwan Wiriyachai holds up the now banned three finger saluter from the Hunger Games movies during Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. The military junta banned the salute after anti-coup activists adapted it to mean opposition to the junta. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: JATUPORN PROMPAN (center, white shirt), a prominent Red Shirt leader, sits with Red Shirt supporters at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  Mourners gather in the plaza at Wat Bang Phai for Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A woman prays at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks leave Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Women cheer for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup. The cremation Sunday had more political displays than previous funeral events but none of the politicians made any public statements.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A woman watches Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A small part of the crowd at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  Apiwan Wiriyachai's portrait is carried into his cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A mourner has her picture taken with a smart phone at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Mourners stand under an umbrella during a rain storm at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A woman prays at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  Thai police on duty at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Hundreds of police officer were deployed to the funeral. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup. There was a very large police presence at the cremation.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A Thai police officer walks through the crowd at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A woman watches Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, (center) lights the crematorium at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, (center) leads family and mourners into Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  People cheer for former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, walks into Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  Representatives of the Palace carry in the flame used to light Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A mourner standing in the rain holds up a photo of Apiwan Wiriyachai while the Wiriyachai family walks past during Apiwan's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Apiwan Wiriyachai's coffin is carried to the crematorium during his cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Mourners file into the crematorium to leave flowers at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: RATCHANEE WIRIYACHAI, (left) widow of Apiwan Wiriyachaiat, and YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Women pray at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Women pray at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A mourner wearing a tee shirt with Apiwan's photo on it at Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2014 - BANG BUA THONG, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, former Prime Minister of Thailand, walks into Apiwan Wiriyachai's cremation at Wat Bang Phai in Bang Bua Thong, a Bangkok suburb, Sunday. Apiwan was a prominent Red Shirt leader. He was member of the Pheu Thai Party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and a member of the Thai parliament and served as Yingluck's Deputy Prime Minister. The military government that deposed the elected government in May, 2014, charged Apiwan with Lese Majeste for allegedly insulting the Thai Monarchy. Rather than face the charges, Apiwan fled Thailand to the Philippines. He died of a lung infection in the Philippines on Oct. 6. The military government gave his family permission to bring him back to Thailand for the funeral. His cremation was the largest Red Shirt gathering since the coup.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A man speaks during a forum on political reform in Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The forum was organized by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  THIDA THAVORNSETH, a former chairperson of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) talks to reporters at the Red Shirts' 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 with a model of Democracy Monument, a Bangkok landmark, on her head. 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 with a model of Democracy Monument, a Bangkok landmark, on her head. 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: Red Shirt leaders stand on a stage in Bangkok in front of a crowd of thousands of supporters. 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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  • 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:  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:  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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  • 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: Thai Red Shirts cheer for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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 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
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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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  • 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 cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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: Thai Red Shirts cheer for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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: Thai Red Shirts cheer for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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: Red Shirts with obscene signs of Yellow Shirt leader Suthep Thaugsuban wait for the Red Shirt rally to start. 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 cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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 cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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 cheers for ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra 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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