Sunday, January 12, 2014

Thai Protesters Gather To Shut Down Bangkok

Anti-government protesters are gathering in Bangkok Monday to try to shut down the city center, and ultimately to force out Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.


In Bangkok, anti-government protesters gathered at the Democracy Monument on Sunday in what they said is an effort to shut down the city center.


In Bangkok, anti-government protesters gathered at the Democracy Monument on Sunday in what they said is an effort to shut down the city center.


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The demonstration is part of an ongoing campaign that took off in November to overthrow the government.


The demonstration is part of an ongoing campaign that took off in November to overthrow the government.


AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn


The rallies are related to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's brother Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006 for corruption and exiled to Dubai without serving his jail sentence.


The rallies are related to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's brother Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006 for corruption and exiled to Dubai without serving his jail sentence.


AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn


Protesters believe Thaksin Shinawatra still runs the government from afar.


Protesters believe Thaksin Shinawatra still runs the government from afar.


AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn




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