May 24
A woman prays at the famous four-faces Buddha near Bangkok's Central World shopping mall, which was set aflame by rioters and anti-government protesters last week. The once-peaceful protests ended in violence and a military crackdown, but many believe their movement is far from finished.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 24
A Thai woman looks through a bus window at the site of the burned-out shopping mall.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 24
Thai workers clean the floor at a shopping mall. Thailand's capital whirred back into life after last week's deadly unrest, as businesses and schools reopened and citizens returned to streets cleared of debris left by arson and looting.
Pornchai Kittiwongsakul-AFP/Getty Images
May 24
A Thai woman arranges her roadside shop near Lumpini Park where anti-government protesters had set up camp. Bangkok residents volunteered to help with cleanup after the "red shirt" protesters, many from rural areas in the north, were forced out of the city.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 24
"They wanted to destroy my city. I'm glad they're gone," said Maliga Agsombon, the owner of a Bangkok yoga club.
Bay Ismoyo-AFP/Getty Images
May 24
Filipino protesters carry their comrade, dressed as a victim of Thailand's political violence, during a rally outside the Thai Embassy in Manila.
Bullit Marquez-AP
May 24
Technicians inspect the damage at a burned-out theater in Bangkok.
Pornchai Kittiwongsakul-AFP/Getty Images
May 24
A worker cuts down a tree entangled in burned electricity wires at a Bangkok intersection. Thailand's prime minister said that the capital city would get back to business after a massive cleanup and defended a crackdown on protest rallies that unleashed a rampage of arson and looting.
Manan Vatsyayana-AFP/Getty Images
May 24
Schoolgirls wait for their parents after their school reopened in the Din Daeng area of Bangkok.
Manan Vatsyayana-AFP/Getty Images
May 23
Buddhist monks walk past burned shops in Bangkok, which was mostly calm after weeks of clashes that left 85 people dead and parts of the city in flames.
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May 23
A masked couple looks over the damage at the Central World shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok's commercial district. Despite the political upheaval in the country, there were increasing signs that Bangkok residents were trying to get back to their normal routines.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 23
A Thai family rides a motorcycle past the Central World shopping mall. Some Bangkok residents said they were grateful to the military for driving out the anti-government protesters and restoring order to the city.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 23
Workers clear an area near Victory Monument in Bangkok where anti-government "red shirt" protesters and Thai security forces clashed. Thai officials say order has been restored to the capital and throughout the country.
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May 23
Municipal workers and volunteers on Sunday clean up a Bangkok road where an army assault at an anti-government protest site took place.
Christophe Archambault-AFP/Getty Images
May 23
Workers collect rubbish left by anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Saturday, three days after a deadly crackdown.
Bay Ismoyo-AFP/Getty Images
May 21
A burnt-out shopping mall is reflected in a Thai soldier's sunglasses.Thailand is recovering from six days of violent clashes in Bangkok left 44 people dead.
Bay Ismoyo-AFP/Getty Images
May 21
Thai firemen spray water on Central World, Thailand's biggest shopping mall, after it was set ablaze by anti-government protesters in Bangkok.
Pornchai Kittiwongsakul-AFP/Getty Images
May 21
A firefighter mans a hose as smoke rises from a smoldering fire at the Central World shopping mall, which was attacked by protesters venting their anger. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says order has been restored to the capital.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 21
Thai people and workers clean an area of Rama IV Road in the heart of the city's business district after it was vandalized during six days of mayhem.
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May 21
Thai workers clean up the rubble after protesters set fire to shops for revenge against the government crackdown.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 21
A soldier stands guard over "red shirt" supporters detained at a Buddhist temple in central Bangkok. Troops manned razor-wire roadblocks and searched vehicles Friday, two days after they ended the protests that descended into the worst violence in modern Thai history.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 21
A Thai soldier stands next to giant elephant statues at Central World, a shopping mall that was the target of anti-government rage following a crackdown on protesters.
Pornchai Kittiwongsakul-AFP/Getty Images
May 21
Supporters welcome "red shirt" protestors arriving on a train from Bangkok at the station in Chiang Mai, about 450 miles from the capital.
Manan Vatsyayana-AFP/Getty Images
May 20
Workers remove tires and trash from a road where "red shirt" protesters had set up a barricade in Bangkok. Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered toward anarchy as troops took control of an encampment occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters for weeks.
Fayaz Kabli-Reuters
May 20
A shop owners salvages belongings that were not destroyed during fires set by arsonists in Bangkok.
Wason Wanichakorn-AP
May 20
Cleaners sweep the grounds that were occupied by anti-government protesters for more than two months in Bangkok.
Wason Wanichakorn-AP
May 20
A man stands in front of a damaged branch of the Siam Commercial Bank in Bangkok.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 20
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a shopping mall in central Bangkok. Troops and die-hard anti-government protesters exchanged sporadic gunfire a day after a military operation cleared most of a protest encampment in the center of the capital, leaving 15 dead and 96 wounded.
Damir Sagolj-REUTERS
May 20
Shopkeepers carry their stock near a shopping mall that was set on fire by anti-government "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok. Among the torched buildings were Thailand's stock exchange, main power company, banks, a movie theater and one of Asia's largest shopping malls.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 20
People walk past a broken netting, erected by anti-government protesters to prevent attacks by snipers from surrounding buildings, outside Central World, the shopping mall that was set on fire by rioters following an army assault on the protest site.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 20
Anti-government protesters board buses that will take them back to their hometowns. While Bangkok was relatively calm Thursday, the situation remained volatile elsewhere in the country.
Wason Wanichakorn-AP
May 20
An advertisement for a Japanese movie stands in a building burnt by anti-government protesters in Bangkok. According to state-run television, a firefighter was shot and wounded Thursday while trying to put out the flames at a shopping center.
Wong Maye-e-AP
May 20
Veera Musikapong, in red, one of the leaders of the anti-government "red shirt" protesters, is taken into custody in Bangkok. Three leaders surrendered on Thursday, and five gave themselves up the day before.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 20
A man prays by the bodies of dead anti-government protesters from a clash in a temple at the protesters' encampment in Bangkok.
Wong Maye-e-AP
May 19
Parts of the Central World Plaza shopping center were gutted by fire as soldiers advanced on an encampment of anti-government "red shirt" protesters.
Adrees Latif-Reuters
May 19
Anti-government protesters take cover as Thai military forces move in on their position in Bangkok.
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May 19
Medics tend to an anti-government protester who was shot. The rebels' leader announced that he would surrender.
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May 19
The Central World Plaza's high-end shops were looted and set ablaze by red shirts as government troops closed in.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 19
Red shirts are overcome as rebel leaders tell them they must end the two-month-long protest.
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May 19
Looting was reported at Central World Plaza, the biggest mall in southeast Asia. A nighttime curfew was planned to help restore order.
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May 19
Red shirts deposit items into a police bin as they leave their Bangkok encampment.
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May 19
A soldier checks the area abandoned by protesters.
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May 19
Smoke rises from burning tires after the Thai army launched an offensive against "red shirt" protesters in Bangkok. Thai troops and armored vehicles broke through barricades of tires Wednesday in a fresh offensive to evict thousands of anti-government protesters from their fortified camp in central Bangkok, witnesses said.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 19
A Thai armored personnel carrier moves toward a burning barricade during a military crackdown. Seven red shirt leaders have surrendered to authorities after a deadly army assault on the protesters' encampment.
Wason Wanichakorn-AP
May 19
Thai soldiers storm through the barricade of anti-government protesters. Downtown Bangkok became a battleground Wednesday as the army stormed a protest camp and toppled the red shirt leadership, enraging demonstrators who fired grenades and set fires that cloaked the skyline in a black haze.
Wong Maye-E-AP
May 19
A detainee lies on the ground during an operation to evict anti-government protesters from their encampment.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 19
An anti-government protester surrenders near the red shirts' encampment.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 19
Thai soldiers cross a destroyed barricade made of sharpened bamboo poles during an assault on the protesters' encampment.
Damir Sagolj-Reuters
May 19
An anti-government protester lies dead on the street as a Thai soldier walks near a barricade. Casualty estimates varied, but news agencies reported at least four killed and more than 50 injured.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 19
A Thai soldier wounded in a grenade attack waits for help during clashes in central Bangkok.
Damir Sagolj-Reuters
May 19
A bulldozer clears the barricade built by anti-government protesters. The government said the situation is under control and declared an overnight curfew would go into effect at 8 p.m. and continue until 6 a.m.
Apichart Weerawong-AP
May 19
Thai soldiers stand guard over blindfolded detainees during an operation to evict anti-government protesters from their encampment. Protest leaders pleaded with followers to leave the area to avoid bloodshed.
Stringer/thailand-Reuters
May 19
Blindfolded detainees sit on the ground after the Thai military moved in to evict protesters from their encampment in central Bangkok.
Stringer/thailand-Reuters
May 19
A Buddhist monk who was detained by Thai army soldiers sits with his hands tied. Many protesters took refuge in a Buddhist shrine designated as a safe haven.
Damir Sagolj-Reuters
May 19
Thai soldiers check under the robes of a Buddhist monk.
Damir Sagolj-Reuters
May 19
An anti-government protester piles tires on a fire at a shopping center.
Wally Santana-AP
May 19
Freelance photographer Fabio Polenghi of Italy lies on a stretcher at Police Headquarter Hospital after being shot during a government crackdown on anti-government protestors. Polenghi was later pronounced dead by Thai doctors. At least three other journalist were injured in the day long push against anti-government protestors.
Wally Santana-AP
May 18
An elderly Thai man passes in front of anti-government protesters at their barricade near the Victory monument in Bangkok. Thai troops maintained a security cordon around thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok on Tuesday after a night of sporadic violence in which smaller protests were reported in several parts of the capital.
Damir Sagolj-REUTERS
May 18
An anti-government protester is helped by colleagues after burning himself when throwing petrol bombs during a face-off with Thai soldiers in Bangkok. The Thai government rejected a proposal Tuesday for peace talks with leaders of the Red Shirt protesters to end the deadly mayhem gripping Bangkok, saying negotiations cannot start until the protesters disperse.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
May 18
A protester shouts at soldiers manning a post in Bangkok. On Tuesday morning, guns were silent for the first time in almost a week in the capital.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 18
An anti-government protester throws a bundle of homemade petrol bombs toward soldiers in Bangkok. The Thai government rejected holding peace talks until the protesters disperse, news agencies reported.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
May 18
A passer-by hides under a flyover from fear of sniper fire, as he crosses a road with burning tires put up by anti-government protesters.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 18
Firefighters work to control a blaze set by Thai anti-government protesters in Bangkok. Momentum is growing for the two sides to negotiate a settlement, and on Tuesday morning, protest leader Nattawut Saikua endorsed an offer from 64 senators to broker peace talks.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 18
An anti-government protester prepares his homemade rocket against Thai soldiers.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
May 18
An anti-government protester throws a stone at Thai army soldiers.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 18
Buddhist monks sweep the ground at their temple inside the "red shirt" anti-government encampment in central Bangkok. Hundreds of children and women have gathered in the "safe zone" of a Buddhist temple, as they expect the Thai army to attack anti-government barricaded zone.
Damir Sagolj-REUTERS
May 17
A red shirt protester runs past burning tires as the violence in central Bangkok continues. The clashes have killed 37 people and injured at least 266 since Thursday, as the military and the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters who have closed parts of the city for two months. There is a state of emergency in effect that spreads to 17 provinces in the country.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 17
A red shirt protester receives help from others after being shot in the head. The Red Shirt protest movement and the embattled Thai government were seeking ways to head off an all-out conflict Monday as street battles dragged on for a fifth day.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 17
Supporters of Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol pour water on a picture of him during his funeral in Bangkok. The red shirt leader, also known as Seh Daeng, was shot May 13 as protesters and military continued to clash in central Bangkok.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 17
The body of Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol, the chief military adviser of Thailand's "red shirt" anti-government protesters, is carried into a temple during his funeral service in Bangkok.
Caren Firouz-Reuters
May 17
The daughter of renegade Thai army officer Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol cries and holds her father's cap at a hospital in Bangkok.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
May 16
An anti-government "red shirt" protester fires a homemade fire cracker toward Thai security forces as the violence in central Bangkok continued.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 16
A red shirt protester yells to his friends about gunfire coming from the military in central Bangkok.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 16
A man screams in pain after being shot in the leg by the military in Bangkok.
Paula Bronstein-Getty Images
May 16
An anti-government protester throws a molotov cocktail toward Thai security forces.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 16
An anti-government protester throws a tire toward a burning truck.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 16
A "red shirt" protester crawls away from gunfire in central Bangkok.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 15
Anti-government protesters take cover as another runs out during a standoff with Thai soldiers at an intersection in Bangkok.
Wong Maye-e-AP
May 16
Thai Buddhist monks gather at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, to chant prayers for peace. Thailand's "red shirt" protest leaders offered to hold peace talks with the government if the army ends its crackdown immediately to put an end to four days of street fighting that has killed more than 25 people.
David Longstreath-AP
May 16
A "red shirt" volunteer walks by a burnt shop with marks of shrapnel from a hand grenade on the glass door.
Manish Swarup-AP
May 16
Anti-government protesters throw petrol bombs toward Thai soldiers on in Bangkok.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
May 14
A tire burns as Thai soldiers clash with anti-government protesters in Bangkok's financial district. Thai troops attempted to seal off the protesters' encampment after an assassination attempt on a renegade general unleashed a new wave of violence.
Chaiwat Subprasom-Reuters
May 14
Anti-government protesters carry a man, who was shot during clashes with army soldiers, to safety past a destroyed vehicle near Bangkok's Lumpini Park.
Adrees Latif-Reuters
May 14
Anti-government protesters fire homemade rockets at soldiers in an area near Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok. Troops shot bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies as an army push to clear the streets sparked bloody clashes and turned the city into a virtual war zone.
Wason Waintchakorn-AP
May 14
An anti-government protester waves a Thai flag at military forces during street confrontations in Bangkok. Protesters and military clashed after the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters, who have closed parts of the city for two months.
Andy Nelson-Getty Images
May 14
An anti-government protester feels the effects of tear gas fired by Thai military forces during street clashes in Bangkok.
Andy Nelson-Getty Images
May 14
Thai soldiers fire from their vehicle to the air, trying to disperse the anti-government protesters who occupied an intersection in Bangkok. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies in an escalation of violence after overnight clashes killed one person.
Apichart Weerawong-AP
May 14
Anti-government Red Shirt supporters assist Nelson Rand, a Canadian-born journalist working for France's TF1 network, to safety after he was shot while covering clashes with soldiers near Bangkok's Lumpini Park.
Adrees Latif-Reuters
May 14
Anti-government demonstrators are arrested by Thai soldiers in downtown Bangkok.
Vincent Yu-AP
May 13
Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol is carried to an ambulance after being shot in the head behind the barricades at a fortified camp in Bangkok. Sawasdipol, the chief military adviser of the Red Shirt anti-government protesters, was injured in the head, apparently by a sniper.
Jerry Lampen-Reuters
May 13
Emergency medical staff rush Khattiya Sawasdiphol, also known as "Seh Daeng," to surgery after he was shot.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
May 13
Sawasdiphol, the renegade army general accused of leading a paramilitary force among Thailand's Red Shirt protesters, is treated at a hospital in Bangkok after he was shot in the head.
Str-AP
May 13
Red Shirt anti-government soldiers look out for snipers from their encampment in Bangkok. Thailand's government planned a massive lockdown on a posh neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters, and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed "terrorists" who resist.
Wong Maye-e-AP
May 13
A red shirt protester aims a slingshot in the encampment.
Athit Perawongmetha-Getty Images
May 13
Soldiers jump down from a military truck after arriving in Bangkok.
Reuters
April 28
Anti-government protesters run after a clash with police and the military.
Andy Nelson-Getty Images
April 28
Thai soldiers fire on protesters outside the capital. Seven weeks of sporadic chaos have occasionally included bloodshed on both sides.
David Guttenfelder-AP
April 28
Thai students take cover during a violent clash.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
April 27
A poster denounces former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The exiled billionaire has been bankrolling anti-government demonstrators.
David Guttenfelder-AP
April 26
Pro-government demonstrators wave a huge Thai national flag during a rally at Bangkok's Victory Monument.
Vincent Yu-AP
April 24
Government supporters rally behind the rejection of a Red Shirt request to dissolve the parliament.
Luis Ascui-Getty Images
April 23
Riot police enter a standoff with protesters, who constructed a barricade of bamboo poles.
Vincent Yu-AP
April 23
Red Shirt protesters came armed with rocket-launched grenades and improvised propane bombs. Fighters with military training are also helping the Red Shirts.
Wason Wanichakorn-AP
April 23
Government supporters carry a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a rally at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok.
Sukree Sukplang-Reuters
April 22
People are injured after small blasts occurred near the site of anti-government protests.
Vincent Yu-AP
April 20
"Thai people now understand what politics can do for them -- and they believe it is a game not just for important people in Bangkok," one Red Shirt leader said.
David Guttenfelder-AP
April 20
An anti-government protester uses a bag as protection against the possibility of tear gas being used to disperse crowds.
David Guttenfelder-AP
April 16
Red Shirt leader Arisman Pongruanrong is helped by other government protesters as he flees arrest.
Wong Mayee-AP
April 12
Tourists have been deterred and commuters incensed by the weeks of gridlock related to demonstrations.
David Guttenfelder-AP
April 12
Some protesters rode in a funeral procession to mark the loss of comrades who died in clashes with the police and military.
David Longstreath-AP
April 11
Red Shirts try to remove an abandoned Thai army vehicle. The government has had to rethink its original tactic of waiting out the opposition occupation of the capital.
Vincent Yu-AP
April 10
Twenty-five people died during a shootout with the Thai army.
Wason Waintchakorn-AP
April 9
Protesters try to push their way into the Thaicom satellite station in Pathum Thani province.
Apichart Weerawong-AP
April 5
Throngs of demonstrators target the election commission offices.
Sakchai Lalit-AP
Gallery Credits:
Producer, Photo Editor Stephen Cook
Text Editor Doris N. Truong
