Tag: Red Shirts

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September 9, 2010December 6, 2023

Suthep confirms possible assassination attempts on important figures in Thailand

BANGKOK, 9 September 2010 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban admits receiving there are reports of possible assassination to be attempted on important figures but no report of anticipating violence in the upcoming opposition rallies during the upcoming red-shirt rallies on 19 September. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep said he has instructed […]

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September 8, 2010December 6, 2023

Aussie Red Shirt protester claims he was beaten in Thai prison

Jailed Red Shirt protester Conor Purcell wants to return to Thailand. An Australian man deported from Thailand after supporting anti-government Red Shirt protesters says he was beaten in prison and feared the Thai government would plant drugs on him. Conor Purcell arrived in Sydney this morning after more than three months in prison. He said […]

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September 7, 2010December 6, 2023

Australian anti-government protester leaves Thailand

An Australian man who was jailed for participating in anti-government protests in Bangkok earlier this year has been deported from Thailand. Conor Purcell has left Bangkok on a Malaysian Airlines flight bound for Sydney. The Irish-Australian was arrested in May for breaching the city’s state of emergency laws. ABC News

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September 6, 2010December 6, 2023

Australian Red-shirt still held at immigration, no money to go back home

Conor David Purcell, an Australian national who was arrested and convicted for his involvement in the red-shirt rallies in April and May and was ordered to be released on 20 Aug, is still being detained at the Police Immigration Division at Soi Suan Phlu because he has no money for the air fare home. Purcell […]

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September 6, 2010December 6, 2023

Red Shirts Test Thai Limits

PATTAYA, Thailand—Four months after their marathon Bangkok street protests ended in a bloody crackdown, Thailand’s antigovernment Red Shirt protesters are testing the limits of what political and military leaders will allow, with a large fund-raising concert in this bawdy seaside resort and another rally planned for the capital. The movement’s leaders have set themselves a […]

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Chiang Mai

September 3, 2010

Red shirts plan Bangkok-Chiang Mai rally

The red shirts will organise a motorcade rally from Bangkok to Chiang Mai along with other activities to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 19 military coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra. Other events include a gathering at the Rajprasong intersection in Bangkok to commemorate both the fourth anniversary of the coup and the fourth […]

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Bangkok

August 31, 2010September 1, 2010

Civil Unrest Continues in Thailand

A grenade attack on the car of a journalist working for the state run broadcasting system in Bangkok, Tuesday underlines that the civil unrest continues in Thailand. In the latest of what is believed to be a grenade attack none was injured. Grenades targeted sites in Bangkok on August 27, July 30 and a week […]

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August 31, 2010December 6, 2023

Thai Military to promote the right public understanding on red-shirt movement

BANGKOK, 31 August 2010 (NNT) – The military will try to make understanding with people regarding frequent gathering and forums of discussion organized by the anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) or red-shirt group. Permanent Secretary for Defense, General Apichart Penkitti admitted that it would be difficult for the police to take action […]

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