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Red shirt leaders pray for good luck at ceremony to open their week-long march (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Around 2000 demonstrators gathered for this ceremony at Lumphini Park, one of many around Bangkok and red shirt strongholds in the north and east (Photo: Simon Roughneen ©)
The opening ceremones took place at 12.12pm, on March 12 - apparently an inauspicious set of numbers for Thailand's traditional elites (Photo: Simon Roughneen ©)
Red shirts believe that the current government, headed by PM Abhisit, is illegitimate (Photo: Simon Roughneen ©)
Red shirts take off around Bangkok after Friday's opening. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
On duty? Policeman filming the red shirts. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Red shirts on the march, Ratchadamnoen Ave, March 14. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Red shirts arrived into Bangkok by truck and bus, many coming from the north & northeast of Thailand. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Go on or go home? Watching the red shirts on the move. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Many red shirts donned masks of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra during the march. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
By early Sunday evening March 14, attendance at the rally was around 100000 people. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Plenty of fiery political rhetoric to be heard, but also some rabble-rousing songs. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
The entertainment gets the crowd going. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
And some get lost in the emotion of it all. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
More serene backstage. These Buddhist monks travelled from various parts of Thailand to back the red shirts. (Photo: Simon Roughneen © )
Monday morning March 15th. Red shirts hit the road to the army barracks where PM Abhisit is staying. Some support on the sidewalks form Bangkokians. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Further along the 15km route to the barracks, still more people out in support. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
And more hitching a lift on the back of ute. (Photo: Simon Roughneen)
Further out the road, more onlookers and supporters on the bridges above. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
A 6-7 km red shirt convoy tailback, from the army barracks back into Bangkok. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Red shirt leaders re-issue an ultimatum to PM Abhisit to step down, outside the 11th Army barracks. Troops lined up inside the gates in case of trouble. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Showing love to the soldiers? (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Red shirts lining up to give blood, Tuesday morning March 16 (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Some blood drawn. The blue chemical in the foreground is added to the blood to stop it hardening under the 35 degree sun. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
'I'm giving my blood for democracy in Thailand'. Red shirts think the gesture will expedite the collapse of the current Government. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
A full bottle. Red shirts stock up before heading to Government House, where blood gets poured. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
At the gates of Government House. Thousands of red shirts gathered outside as the blood-pouring ritual took place. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Standing outside Government House, I asked her opinion of the current administration. It didn't go down well. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Carrying the blood into Government House. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Red shirt leaders pull up at Government House, re-issuing ultimatum to the Government. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
There will be blood? There is - by the gallon. Marching into Government House. (Photo: Simon Roughneen)
Wednesday morning March 17, red shirts advance on police lines. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
As the red shirts move down the street toward the PMs house, the riot police back up. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Front-line from the other side: behind the red shirt line. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Face to face: red shirts looking to get through police lines. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Bags of shit, fish and blood hurled over the fence into the PMs house. See circled red. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
At the front gate of the PMs house, red shirts ready to pour. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Dousing the PMs gate with blood. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Blood on streets as the crowd gets pushed against the barricades at the PMs house. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
'Blood on the streets, its up to my ankles'..Don't think Jim Morrison had Thailand in mind when he penned the lyrics to Peace Frog. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Blood on the gates. The Pm has been staying at the 11th Army barracks since last week, and flew to northern Thailand today. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
Cleaning-up the mess. The red shirts then head to the US Embassy. (Photo: Simon Roughneen©)
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