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Impressionadíssima pela força simbólica tremenda deste protesto organizado na Tailândia:



Na Tailândia, a maioria da população não reconhece legitimidade ao actual Governo de Abhisit Vejjajiava que, há custa de várias alianças políticas, subiu ao poder com o apoio dos militares, no golpe de Estado de 2008. O protesto simbólico de hoje, que acresce à manifestação que domingo fez confluir à capital mais de 100 mil pessoas vindas de todos os cantos do país, exige eleições antecipadas e o retorno da ordem institucional que prevalecia antes do golpe de Estado que derrubou Thaksin Shinawatra em 2006.



A 'Red Shirt' demonstrator carries a flag of Cuban Revolutionary Che Guevara as he and others wait to donate blood Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders say they will collect '1 million cubic centimeters' of protestors' blood, or about 264 gallons (1,000 liters), to spill at Government House in the Thai capital by Tuesday evening. The Red Shirts include supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and other activists who oppose the 2006 military coup that ousted him for alleged corruption and abuse of power.
(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

 





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Os "camisas vermelhas", que protestam em Bangcoc para provocar a queda do governo tailandês, doaram sangue nesta terça-feira (16) com o objetivo de espalhar o líquido diante da sede do Executivo, o que simbolizaria o "sacrifício" do povo.
Milhares de manifestantes, simpatizantes do ex-primeiro-ministro deposto Thaksin Shinawatra, formaram uma fila para doar uma pequena quantidade de sangue, que era colocado em garrafas de plástico, tudo sob controle médico.
Os "vermelhos" pretendiam coletar até 1.000 litros de sangue, que foram derramados às 18h00 locais (8h00 de Brasília) diante da sede do governo.
"Este sangue é uma oferenda de sacrifício para mostrar nosso amor pela nação, para mostrar nossa sinceridade", afirmou Veera Musikapong, um dos líderes do movimento.
Os manifestantes reuniram 90.000 pessoas no centro de Bangcoc no fim de semana para exigir a renúncia do primeiro-ministro Abhisit Vejjajiva e a convocação de eleições antieipadas.
"Hoje derramamos nosso sangue. Estamos na luta", declarou Nattawut Saikur, outro líder "vermelho".
"Se Abhisit se agarrar ao poder, mesmo que não tenha sangue nas mãos, terá aos seus pés", completou.
Os organizadores do movimento afirmaram que a doação foi totalmente controlada por médicos e mencionaram o uso de 60.000 seringas descartáveis.
Os "camisas vermelhas" consideram ilegítimo o governo de Abhisit e não aceitam esperar até as eleições do fim de 2011. Exigem o retorno da ordem institucional que prevalecia antes do golpe de Estado que derrubou Thaksin em 2006.
Mas Abhisit, que chegou ao poder no fim de 2008 após uma série de alianças no Parlamento, tem o apoio do Exército e já disse que não pretende renunciar ao cargo.
O país está profundamente dividido entre as massas rurais do norte e nordeste, partidárias de Thaksin, e as elites tradicionais de Bangcoc - militares, funcionários públicos e o palácio real - que denunciam as práticas empresariais do ex-premier e o risco que, segundo eles, representa contra a monarquia.

fonte: AFP 




Thousands of red-shirted demonstrators marched through Bangkok, vowing to topple the Thai government. They're demanding the dissolution of parliament by Tuesday evening. (15 March 2010)
Tens of thousands of supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai prime minister, have headed to Bangkok, preparing for mass rallies aimed at toppling the government.
The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship - popularly known as the Red Shirts - staged early protests on Friday and said a "million-man march" was to be held during the wekend.





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Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ

Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister's office.
The dramatic gesture, repeated in front of the headquarters of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiava's Democrat Party, grabbed attention but put the "Red Shirt" protest movement no closer to its goal of forcing new elections.
More than 100,000 demonstrators from all over the country gathered in Bangkok on Sunday, vowing to keep up their protest until victory. But Abhisit has rejected their demands to dissolve Parliament, saying only that he will listen to the protesters' point of view and leaving the situation in a stalemate.
Reporters asked one of the protest leaders what their next move would be, and Veera Musikapong replied, "I want to know that myself." He said the group maps strategy on a day-by-day basis.
The protesters comprise supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. They believe Abhisit came to power illegitimately with the connivance of the military and other parts of the traditional ruling class who were alarmed by Thaksin's popularity, particularly among the poor.
Thailand has been in political turmoil since early 2006, when anti-Thaksin demonstrations began. In 2008, when Thaksin's political allies came back to power for a year, his "Yellow Shirt" opponents occupied the prime minister's office compound for three months and seized Bangkok's two airports for a week.
On Tuesday, thousands of Red Shirts formed long lines Tuesday morning to have their blood drawn by nurses, a day after their leaders vowed to collect at least 1 million cubic centimeters of blood - 264 gallons (1,000 liters) - to spill at Government House. They claimed to have collected 300,000 cubic centimeters.
Suriya Laemthong, 28, shielded his eyes with a baseball cap as a nurse pricked his arm. He said he doubted that the blood spilling would compel the government to step down but that he finds the protest leaders' strategies "rational and acceptable."
"If they say that we soldier on, I'm ready," he said.
A few teaspoons of blood were drawn from each volunteer and then transferred into dozens of large plastic water jugs that were passed overhead through the crowd of cheering protesters before being delivered to Government House, the prime minister's office.
"When we see gallons and gallons of blood here, instead of feeling frightened and horrified, we feel proud that this is the mutual expression of the Thai people," proclaimed Natthawut Saikua, another Red Shirt leader.
The Red Shirts say that if the people are willing to sacrifice their blood, Prime Minister Abhisit should show similar spirit by relinquishing power.
Riot police allowed protest leaders to approach the iron front gate and pour out the blood, which oozed under the gate as national television broadcast the images live. A purported Brahmin priest in ceremonial robes performed an unorthodox black magic ritual on the Red Shirts' behalf.
"The blood of the common people is mixing together to fight for democracy," Natthawut told cheering supporters. "When Abhisit works in his office, he will be reminded that he is sitting on the people's blood." Abhisit has not entered his office at Government House since preliminary protests started on Friday.
Minutes afterward, a government medical cleanup team in white coats, face masks and rubber gloves hosed down the site. Health authorities had warned that the protest risked spreading disease if infected blood splashed healthy bystanders.
Hundreds of protesters then marched and rode pickup trucks and motorcycles to the nearby ruling Democrat Party headquarters and splashed several more jugs of blood on the pavement outside. Protest leaders threatened to spill blood outside Abhisit's home in an upscale Bangkok residential neighborhood on Wednesday if their demands were not met.
Police Gen. Wichai Sangprapai said the number of demonstrators dropped from its peak of roughly 100,000 on Sunday, and estimated that some 90,000 still remained in the capital.
Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn called the blood spilling events "symbolic" and said the government had no immediate plans to stop them, but that health authorities were looking into whether they violated the law.
"If they want to throw it and have a photo op and have us clean it up later, I think it's fine," Panitan told foreign reporters. "Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe and everyone is accommodated."
Surat Horachaikul, a political scientist at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, said he believed the protest organizers lacked plans for their next step and that the protests might end in a few days.
"If nothing comes out of this rally, the government is likely going to become more stable," he said. "Their movement will continue to put some pressure on the government, but Abhisit's administration will be able to stay in power in the next 8-12 months."

por Thanyarat Doksone, com Grant Peck, Jocelyn Gecker, Kinan Suchaovanich (jornalistas) e David Longstreath (fotógrafo)
via Associated Press


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# Para contextualizar, via BBC:
PROTEST TIMELINE 
2006: 
Yellow-shirts launch street protests to oust PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Sept 2006: 
Thaksin ousted in military coup
Dec 2007: 
Thaksin allies win first post-coup elections
Sept 2008: 
Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok government buildings, clash with pro-Thaksin red-shirts
Nov 2008: 
Yellow-shirts occupy Bangkok's airports, forcing cancellation of hundreds of flights
Dec 2008: 
Thaksin-allied government falls, rival Abhisit Vejjajiva forms government
Apr 2009: 
Red-shirts storm Asean summit, clashes erupt in Bangkok
Mar 2010: 
Red-shirts launch protest aimed at bringing government down
THAILAND'S TROUBLES

KEY STORIES

'Red' demonstrators reach Bangkok
Thailand invokes security laws
Thai court seizes Thaksin's cash
Thai protesters demand elections
 
FEATURES AND ANALYSIS  
Thaksin country
Red-shirts still afford ousted PM rock-star status

Family fortunes
King and country
Diplomatic spat over Thaksin role
Why Thailand's king is so revered
Thailand 'gets tough' with Hmong
 
BACKGROUND

Profile: King Bhumibol
Profile: Thaksin Shinawatra
Profile: Thailand's reds and yellows
Q&A: Thailand protests
Profile: Abhisit Vejjajiva

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