Remembering Thailand’s Red Revolt

[News_Editor]

Red Shirt protesters occupy the intersection at CentralWorld shopping center on the morning of May 19, 2010. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)

An inquest in Thailand this week found that Thai soldiers used high-velocity rounds to kill six people at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok three years ago during a crackdown on anti-government protesters. Also this week, an amnesty bill that would offer immunity to many people involved in both sides of the conflict came before the Thai Parliament for debate. This has led to renewed protests from the families of victims as well as the Red Shirts, who support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the Yellow Shirts, who support the monarchy.

In 2010, Irrawaddy photographer Steve Tickner covered the months-long Red Shirt protests that crippled central Bangkok, left dozens dead, and was brought to a brutal conclusion by Thai army forces. Tickner was at Wat Phatumwan temple on the night that Thai army forces moved in and killed six people with sniper fire. All of the victims, who included volunteer medics, were unarmed. These are some of his photos from the controversial events on May 19, 2010.

Source: Irrawaddy.org

[NongKhaiKid]

A long dead US Senator once said words to the effect that " the first casualty of war is the truth ' and so it still goes.

We have a situation now where the reds have never done anything wrong and only days ago their leader claimed no red had been involved in the arson of 2010 but still no explanation of Jatuporn etc calling on the mob to leave Bkk in flames. An Inconvenient Truth.

Reconciliation ? Please, it's too early in the morning to hurt myself laughing.