Thailand: Mass protests in Bangkok

The mass protest started in Thailand in November 2013. Members of the opposition Democrat Party are demanding an immediate resignation of Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra, a sister of the prime-minister Thaksin Shinawatra ousted by royalist generals in 2006. The clashes between protesters and police are still taking place in Bangkok. The government has not tried to stop the protests, despite warnings that they could take a heavy toll on the economy and local businesses if they drag on. The last move made by the protesters was occupation of main streets in central Bangkok in an attempt to "shutdown" the capital, escalating a campaign to unseat the embattled premier and disrupt the February election. Tens or even hundreds of thousands of flag-waving protesters are massed at key intersections in the city, setting up rally stages along with tents for sleeping and stalls offering free food.

Anti-government protesters walk past a barricade as they block the road at the major intersection near the government complex in Bangkok. ©Reuters

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban leads the march. ©Reuters

A girl wants to donate money for protesters. ©Reuters

Barricades in the center of Bangkok. ©Reuters

Anti-government protesters. ©Reuters

The barricades at night time. ©Reuters

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban with his followers. ©Reuters

People donate money to support anti-government protesters. ©Reuters

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban with his followers. ©Reuters

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban with his followers. ©Reuters

Protesters are resting in tents. ©Reuters

A protester holds Thai national flags in the center of Bangkok. ©Reuters

A Thai Buddhist puts on a gas mask, because the police is using water jets and tear gas against protesters. ©Reuters

Students welcoming the demonstrants matching by their school. ©Reuters

A protester covers his face with a wet cloth trying to protect his eyes from the tear gas. ©Reuters

Demostrators are passing flowers to police through a barbed wire fence. ©Reuters

A bullet hole in a protester's dead body. ©Reuters

Clashes near the government complex in Bangkok. ©Reuters

A protester fights with a knife against the police near the stadium in the center of Bangkok. ©Reuters

A demonstrator pours the water on his face, protecting his eyes from tear gas. ©Reuters

Anti-government protests at the main road that leads to the government complex in Bangkok. ©Reuters

Clashes between protesters and police during the rally near the stadium in Bangkok. ©Reuters

Policemen arresting a protester. ©Reuters

Relatives and mourners lead a procession to a temple for the funeral ceremony of Narong Pitisitthi, 45, a policeman who died after being shot during the clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police. ©Reuters

Demostrators are sweeping the streets after several clashes and rallies near the Democracy monument. ©Reuters

A demonstrator blowing a whistle, hugging the policeman. ©Reuters

A demonstrator uses a plastic bag to protect himself from tear gas. ©Reuters

Policeman covers his face trying to protect himself from tear gas. ©Reuters

Demonstrators cover their faces trying to protect themselves from tear gas. ©Reuters

A protester is applying a make up. ©Reuters

A frightened woman in a bus during clashes between protesters and police. ©Reuters

A soldier stands in fromt of Thai national flag. ©Reuters

A girl posing with a burnt police vehicle. ©Reuters

A woman listening to the protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban speech with tears in her eyes near the Democracy monument in Bangkok. ©Reuters

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A protester is resting. ©Reuters

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. ©Reuters

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban. ©Reuters