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Protesters Face Police in Thailand

Thousands of protesters blockaded the prime minister’s office, and their leaders challenged police to arrest them. ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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26 Aug 08 visit Police order protesters out of govt buildings  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Interior Minister Kowit Wattana, assigned by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to quell political unrest, Tuesday gave protesters surrounding key state buildings in Bangkok a deadline of 6pm to leave the main government compound, or be...
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17 Oct 08 visit Police families urge Chinese embassy to inspect tear gas  »  Bangkok Post Relatives of police officers on Friday submitted a letter urging China's ambassador to Thailand to carry out a quality control inspection of Chinese-made tear gas by the police to disperse protesters on October 7 whether it could have deadly effect as...
29 Aug 08 visit Non-violence must guide police  »  The Nation The police decision to disperse People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters yesterday morning was....

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