Red Shirts abroad

**StrontiumDog** · 19-09-2010, 04:52 PM

http://saiyasombut.wordpress.com/201...sin-phones-in/

Exclusive: European Red Shirts Rally in Hamburg, Thaksin Phones In

18 September 2010

tags: Thaksin, Germany, red shirts, protest
by Saksith Saiyasombut

NOTE: The author is NOT affiliated with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and it’s affiliated supporter groups or any other political group of any kind.

Around 120 Thai anti-government protesters from various European countries have gathered on Saturday in the German city of Hamburg to commemorate the forth-year anniversary of the military coup in Thailand and the four-month anniversary of the military crackdown against anti-government protesters in Bangkok.

The participants in this political protest, coming from Germany, France, Denmark and Belgium, are sympathizers of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as “red shirts”, a political pressure group demanding the current Thai government to step down and call for new elections, justice for the 91 victims during the anti-government protests earlier this year among other various demands. Many of them are supporters of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been toppled in said coup in 2006.

The atmosphere was largely jubilant, even though short bursts of the typical Northern German rain showers have interrupted the rally for a short period of time. Over amplifiers the protesters have made their stance over the current Thai political situation. Despite some announcements in German, most contributions over the loudspeakers were made in Thai, leaving many Hamburg onlookers asking what this event was all about.

Part of the rally was a phone-in by Thaksin, who thanked all European red shirts for the support and was overall in a conciliatory tone. He said that misunderstanding has to led conflicts and divisions among Thai people. “Today I think all sides should stop looking after themselves and look forward, no matter if they were wrong or not, and move towards each other”, he said, “Bring back unity, bring back joy to the Thai people and let’s make our country stronger.” He continued: “The four months [since the protests' end in May] where people have killed each other, the four years [since the coup] where people made each other’s lives difficult – they should come to an end.” Thaksin further states that “today should be a day where we think about the mistakes made in the past and we should resolve them.”

When asked by the supporters what he thinks about reconciliation he answered: “Reconciliation means to approach each other [...] and help together to move the country forward. No more yellow, no more red! But all things that were done wrong should face justice. [...] Also, there should be elections so that the people can vote their own government.” Thaksin also claimed that the current political situation in Thailand “can’t sustain itself for much longer.” Thaksin’s phone-in was cut short after nearly 11 minutes when the power generator ran out of fuel.

Listen to the full recording of Thaksin’s phone-in here (MP3)

**StrontiumDog** · 19-09-2010, 06:42 PM

Redshirts near London Eye

Redshirts near London Eye on Twitpic

**Butterfly** · 19-09-2010, 06:44 PM

some of those hookers working abroad are quite horrendous

Nostradamus · 19-09-2010, 06:45 PM

^^ I thought Michael Jackson had passed?

**Chairman Mao** · 19-09-2010, 08:30 PM

Today was my monthly bookshop run down to Khao San, and that's more than they mustered at democracy monument.

Must say that I like the 'Our Hero Corner Purcell' poster though. I mean she's got a newspaper clipping stuck on just beneath it, surely it has his fuking name on that.

They really are simpletons eh.

**hazz** · 19-09-2010, 08:51 PM

^Yes, Its a bit of a shame that although you are happy to give Mr Purcell your thanks, sending him money to buy his plane ticket out of the immigration prison was obviously too much to hope for.

**mc2** · 19-09-2010, 08:54 PM

good on em.
at least abhisit and co won't be able to kill them from there.

**mc2** · 19-09-2010, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Must say that I like the 'Our Hero Corner Purcell' poster though. I mean she's got a newspaper clipping stuck on just beneath it, surely it has his fuking name on that.

They really are simpletons eh.

they have obviously taken a lot of time and effort to make those signs.
its the thought that counts

**Chairman Mao** · 19-09-2010, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by hazz

^Yes, Its a bit of a shame that although you are happy to give Mr Purcell your thanks, sending him money to buy his plane ticket out of the immigration prison was obviously too much to hope for.

Well it did cost 13,000b.

He was obviously a well valued member, even a hero of the buffaloes.

**StrontiumDog** · 20-09-2010, 08:40 AM

Red shirts in Australia.

Conor Purcell in attendance....

More photos at the link. This was from a group of reds in Sydney.

http://thairedaustralia.byethost2.co....php?f=3&t=110

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**StrontiumDog** · 20-09-2010, 08:45 AM

A few selected shots from the UK red shirt protest

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/ibatum...64571887406402

**Butterfly** · 20-09-2010, 09:02 AM

isn't this Thaksin lawyer ? it's nice to see that some Thai overseas are as brain dead as their counterpart here

**Gallowspole** · 20-09-2010, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

A few selected shots from the UK red shirt protest

Picasa Web Albums - Panuwat - Red shirts Lo...

A ghost?

**mc2** · 20-09-2010, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

isn't this Thaksin lawyer ? it's nice to see that some Thai overseas are as brain dead as their counterpart here

I don't know who brainwashed you - the local english media perhaps - but they sure did a great job. You keep spouting the same old cheap shot garbage on cue, every single time.

Fact of the matter is that most international observers, analysts and academics, along with the red-shirts, are against the tactics of the current government.

**Butterfly** · 20-09-2010, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by mc2

Fact of the matter is that most international observers, analysts and academics, along with the red-shirts, are against the tactics of the current government.

yes simplicity and naivety rules the world in general, only if they knew

only if things were so simple

**mc2** · 20-09-2010, 01:06 PM

best looking red shirts ive seen in a long time.
frankly im bored of seeing all the middle aged and grandma redshirt women all the time.

**mc2** · 20-09-2010, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

only if things were so simple

Things must seem awfully simple to you when you gloss over the struggle of the red-shirts with your "they were bought" mantra.

Nostradamus · 20-09-2010, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

yes simplicity and naivety rules the world in general, only if they knew only if things were so simple

No-one else understands, least of all those simple foreign academics and commentators that don't understand Thailand.

Sounding Thai there BF.

**StrontiumDog** · 14-10-2010, 10:19 PM

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home...-30140087.html

RUNAWAY EX-PM

Thaksin to phone in to pro-red Thais in Denmark

By The Nation

Fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra plans to make a live phone-in to a meeting of pro-red Thais in Denmark, according to ScandAsia online.

Thaksin, who is sentenced to two-year jail term on corruption charges in Thailand, is scheduled to make the phone-in on October 30 when a group of Thais living in Denmark meet at Town Hall Square in the center of Copenhagen at 1pm.

According to the online, the red shirts would sing "Daeng Tua Pan Din" (Red All Over the Land) and then they would introduce red shirt representatives from each country in Europe.

They said they would close the event in Copenhagen at 4pm after taking of a group photo and singing "Ta Kon Bok Fah" (Chanting to Sky) and "Nak Suu Tuu Lee Din" (Warrior of Earth).

The online reported that the red shirts movement in Sweden appeared to be active. They would meet this Saturday at Hong Thai Restaurant, in Solna, a suburb to Stockholm.

The group has a website; thairedsweden.com. It had been visited by 1064 from a Thai IP address and 526 from a Swedish IP address since it started two months ago.

According to the website, the participants to the meeting this Saturday will be able to change to wear a red shirt at the restaurant if they don't want to wear it from home.

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