(Deutsch) Erneute Demonstrationen der Rot-Hemden in Bangkok
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It was two years ago today when Thaksin Shinawatra’s Red Shirt supporters confronted the might of the Thai military and were dispersed from downtown Bangkok, following months of occupation,...
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