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The Red Shirts are the UDD (United for Democracy against Dictatorship). They support ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. They launched a series of protests in Bangkok in late March aimed at bringing down the current government, which itself was seated after the anti-Thaksin Yellow Shirts (PAD - the People's Alliance for Democracy) launched a series of protests to unseat the then...
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: People hold up signs at a protest of Red Shirts in Bangkok Thursday. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman holds up a photo of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at a rally in Bangkok. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: The crowd of Red Shirts in front of the Royal Palace in Bangkok. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts," and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: An anti-government protestor cheers for the opposition during a Red Shirt rally in Bangkok Thursday. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women at an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Veera Musigapong, a leader of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), waits to speak at a UDD rally in Bangkok Thursday. Veera was a deputy leader of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: JAKRAPOB PENKAIR, former spokesman for ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra signs autographs during an anti-government rally in Bangkok Thursday. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man carries a Thai flag through a group of anti-government protestors at an opposition rally in Bangkok Thursday. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man missing several teeth cheers for opposition politicians during an anti-government protest in Bangkok. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 26, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: An anti-government protestor in Bangkok Thursday. More than 30,000 members of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the "Red Shirts" and their supporters descended on central Bangkok Thursday to protest against and demand the resignation of current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government. Abhisit was not at Government House Thursday. The protest is a continuation of protests the Red Shirts have been holding across Thailand in March. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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