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Thai protesters stories: 33 news summaries

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 Thai Activist 
 Gets 18 Years for 
 Insulting Monarchy 

Thaksin supporter vows to appeal

Aug 28, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A supporter of Thailand's exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to 18 years in prison for insulting the monarchy in what free speech campaigners describe as a severe attack on political dissent, Reuters reports. The 46-year-old woman was arrested last year after a fiery speech denouncing the 2006... More »

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Thai Protesters Form New Political Party

'Yellow shirts' will contest next election, look to be major force

May 26, 09 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The yellow-shirted protest movement that brought down two Thai governments voted to become a formal political party yesterday, adding a new force to the country's already volatile political system. The People's Alliance for Democracy, which draws support from the country's middle class and is opposed to exiled PM Thaksin Shinawatra,... More »

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Thailand • Thaksin Shinawatra • People's Alliance for Democracy • Thai protesters • Abhisit Vejjajiva • Sondhi Limthongkul

 Bangkok Lifts 
 State of Emergency 

Anti-government protesters vow to continue struggle

Apr 24, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thailand's prime minister has lifted a state of emergency imposed on Bangkok two weeks ago when violent protests rocked the capital, reports the BBC. Abhisit Vejjajiva said the move was to help reconcile the anti-government red-shirted protesters with their yellow-shirted pro-government rivals. Some protest leaders have been arrested, but others... More »

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 Gunmen Attack  
 Thai Protest Leader 

Supporters say attack that wounded 'yellow shirt' leaders was politically motivated

Apr 17, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(AP) - The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded today in an attack that his supporters called politically motivated. Police say at least two men in a pickup truck ambushed Sondhi Limthongkul's car as he was being driven to... More »

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 Thai Protests Break Up 

Thaksin supporters end standoff as troops move in

Apr 14, 09 3:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anti-government protesters have begun to disperse in Bangkok following orders from their leaders, the BBC reports. Thousands of protesters have ended their 3-week siege of the country's seat of government and some protest leaders have surrendered to authorities. After two deaths yesterday, leaders say they urged their followers to leave... More »

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 Gunfight Causes 
 First Deaths 
 in Thai Riots 

Marketplace fight led to shooting: minister

Apr 13, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - As political street-fighting rages on in Thailand, a gun battle in a residential area of Bangkok has led to the first two deaths, authorities tell the AP. A government spokesman said the encounter was between anti-government protesters and local residents, who were angry over the continuing demonstrations. More than 100... More »

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 Thai Army Battles Protesters 

Dozens injured as troops move to quell Bangkok protests

Apr 13, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of people were injured today as the Thai military moved to crush protests causing chaos in Bangkok. Soldiers opened fire at demonstrators who had taken control of a major junction and set fire to a bus they had commandeered. Most aimed over the protesters' heads but some fired live... More »

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(Newser) - Anti-government protesters ignored Thailand’s state of emergency by the thousands today while former PM Thaksin Shinawatra called on them “to come out in revolution,” the New York Times reports. In defiance of a ban on gatherings of more than five people in Bangkok, demonstrators rallied outside the... More »

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 State of Emergency 
 Declared in Bangkok 

Gov't bans gatherings of more than 5 in capital

Apr 12, 09 5:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Thailand's embattled government, humiliated by demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit, declared a state of emergency in the capital today and ordered armored vehicles into the streets to stem a tide of protest across the country. Bands of anti-government protesters roamed Bangkok as the decree was announced. They... More »

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 Economy Spurs 
 Renewed Thai Protests 

20,000 Thaksin supporters march on PM's office

Mar 26, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(AP) - More than 20,000 supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded the Thai prime minister's office today to demand the resignation of the government and new elections. The latest mass protest in Bangkok began shortly after the government of PM Abhisit Vejjajiva began doling out $55 checks to millions of Thais to... More »

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 Protests Return to Bangkok 

'Red shirt' demonstrators surround PM's office, demand elections

Feb 24, 09 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Protests returned to the streets of Bangkok today, Bloomberg reports, as thousands of supporters of the exiled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra demanded fresh elections. The "red shirt" demonstrators assembled outside the new government's offices but vowed not to occupy it, as the yellow-wearing People's Alliance for Democracy did... More »

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 New Protesters Greet 
 Thailand's New Gov't 

Thaksin supporters force parliament to suspend proceedings

Dec 29, 08 6:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A different set of anti-government protesters converged on Bankok today, with thousands of red-shirted supporters of exiled PM Thaksin Shinawatra surrounding parliament and forcing lawmakers to postpone their session. The yellow-clad Thaksin opposition had been set to take power after months of demonstrations, reports the New York Times. More »

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Thai Opposition Leader Takes Office as PM

Abhisit confirmed, but special elections may threaten his majority

Dec 15, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Abhisit Vejjajiva, the opposition leader of Thailand who lost an election only a year ago, has been confirmed as the country's new prime minister, reports the BBC. The British-born 44-year-old takes power after days of horse-trading among Thailand's political parties, with supporters of the exiled Thaksin Shinawatra allegedly offered cabinet... More »

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King's Illness Complicates Thai Tensions

Monarch fails to
appear as politicians battle for control

Dec 5, 08 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Politicians in Thailand are squabbling as they seek to form a new government, days after a court barred the prime minister and other leading figures from holding office. But as many Thais looked to their long-serving king for guidance, the revered 81-year-old monarch canceled his traditional birthday speech yesterday, citing... More »

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 Thai Court  Dissolves 
 Ruling Party, Boots PM 

Court dissolves ruling parties in fraud case, triggers scramble to form new government

Dec 2, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A Thai court has ordered the country's ruling coalition parties to be dissolved and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawt and other leaders immediately banned from politics for five years after finding them guilty of electoral fraud, Reuters reports. Wongsawat has accepted the ruling but it's unclear whether his ouster will be... More »

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 Thai Protesters 
 Let Empty Planes 
 Leave Airport 

But vow to remain as 100,000 stranded tourists scramble to get home

Dec 1, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Thai protesters allowed 37 empty planes to be flown today from Bangkok's main airport after European nations announced they would charter flights to evacuate nationals trapped there. The planes flew to a naval base, where travelers can try to arrange to catch flights home, CNN reports. Protesters will allow another... More »

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 Grenade Blast Hurts 
 46 Thai Protesters 

PAD blames pro-government forces, says it's willing to die for cause

Nov 29, 08 5:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A grenade blast at the prime minister’s compound in Bangkok has wounded 46 anti-government protesters, at least two critically, Reuters reports. A leader of the party leading the protest blamed pro-government forces for the attack, which comes as demonstrations at the Government House and Bangkok's international airport garner worldwide... More »

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 Thai Protesters Seize 
 Second Airport 

All flights grounded; government mulls emergency rule

Nov 27, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The government of Thailand is considering imposing emergency rule after protesters seized a second airport in Bangkok today, grounding all flights, reports the Telegraph. Some 3,000 members of the People's Alliance for Democracy massed at the smaller Don Mueang airport to prevent ministers from flying to Chiang Mai, where... More »

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3K Stranded in Bangkok
as PM Refuses to Step Down

Army pressures government as violence grows between factions

Nov 26, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Thailand’s government today rejected a top general’s demand it dissolve parliament and hold elections, the Guardian reports, as protesters demand that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat step down entirely. Wongsawat snuck back into Thailand today and plans to meet with the king, whom protesters support; a pro-government gang killed... More »

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UPDATED

 Thai Gen.
 Demands 
 Elections After 
 Explosions 

Hey denies move amounts to coup

Nov 26, 08 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Following a second explosion at a Bangkok airport seized by protesters, Thailand's top general today demanded that parliament be dissolved and new elections held. Gen Anupong Paochinda denied the move amounted to a coup, and insisted the government was still in control. He also ordered protesters to leave Bangkok's international... More »

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