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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Supporters of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk  in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court to show their support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Supporters of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk  in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court to show their support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Supporters of convicted magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk picket the front of Bangkok Criminal Court after Somyot's sentencing. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Supporters of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk wait to see him in the sally port of Bangkok Criminal Court after his sentencing on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waits in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waits in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A court security officer reads a Bangkok newspaper under a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at the Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a prominent Thai magazine editor, was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment at the court Wednesday for "Lese Majeste" charges. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK raises a clenched fist while he talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man holds up a banner calling for the release of political prisoners after Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was sentenced on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Bangkok Criminal Court security officer (left) escorts protestors off court property after Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was sentenced on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand's penal code, which states that ?whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A man reads a newspaper on a bus in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:    Magazines for sale at a news stand on Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Burmese man reads the newspaper while monks on their morning alms rounds pass him. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Newspapers are bundled for delivery at a Yangon news agent's office. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Newspapers are bundled for delivery at a Yangon news agent's office. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Newspapers are bundled for delivery at a Yangon news agent's office. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman reads a newspaper on a Yangon bound ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Men read newspapers in the waiting room at the Dala ferry terminal for the Yangon-Dala ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper in a market in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper at a street side newsstand in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Newspapers for sale at a news stand on Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LEONARD CLARK, (right) a retired US Army soldier and Iraq War veteran, and others at a vigil in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning in Phoenix. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   A supporter of US Army PFC Bradley Manning holds up a sign on a street corner in Phoenix Wednesday. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   A supporter of US Army PFC Bradley Manning pickets a street corner in Phoenix Wednesday. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   A supporter of US Army PFC Bradley Manning pickets a street corner in Phoenix Wednesday. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   A supporter of US Army PFC Bradley Manning pickets a street corner in Phoenix Wednesday. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   A protester speaks in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning in Phoenix Wednesday. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LIZ HOURICAN carries a banner on a sidewalk in Phoenix during a vigil in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LIZ HOURICAN chalks a sidewalk in Phoenix during a vigil in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LIZ HOURICAN chalks a sidewalk in Phoenix during a vigil in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LIISA WALE pickets a street corner in Phoenix Wednesday in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   LIZ HOURICAN chalks a sidewalk in Phoenix during a vigil in support of US Army PFC Bradley Manning. About 10 people gathered on a street corner in central Phoenix Wednesday to support Manning, who been criminally charged for passing secrets in the "wikileaks" case and is awaiting trial in a US Army jail.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech activists in Bangkok burn legal documents related to the Lese Majeste trial of magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and freedom of speech in Thailand. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against Somyot on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech activists in Bangkok burn legal documents related to the Lese Majeste trial of magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and freedom of speech in Thailand. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against Somyot on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech activists in Bangkok burn legal documents related to the Lese Majeste trial of magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and freedom of speech in Thailand. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against Somyot on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech activists in Bangkok burn legal documents related to the Lese Majeste trial of magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and freedom of speech in Thailand. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against Somyot on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech activists in Bangkok burn legal documents related to the Lese Majeste trial of magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and freedom of speech in Thailand. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against Somyot on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A freedom of speech activist pickets the Criminal Court building in Bangkok. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing a Thai police vest takes notes and photographs free speech protesters in front of the Criminal Court building in Bangkok. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech advocates in front of the Criminal Court building. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Free speech advocates in front of the Criminal Court building. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer interviews a free speech demonstrator in front of the Criminal Court building in Bangkok. About 70 people protested on behalf of freedom of speech and expression at the Criminal Court building in Bangkok Friday. The protest was called as a result of the 10 year sentence handed down against magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk on Lese Majeste charges earlier in the week. The protesters burned several legal documents to demonstrate they said was their loss of free speech during the protest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Supporters of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk  in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court to show their support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A supporter of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk wears a gag to show his support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A supporter of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk  in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court shows his support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Supporters of convicted magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk picket the front of Bangkok Criminal Court after Somyot's sentencing. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Supporters of convicted magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk picket the front of Bangkok Criminal Court after Somyot's sentencing. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment on "Lese Majeste" charges Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK (center, orange jump suit) is led to a waiting pickup truck after sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waits in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK is led into the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK walks through the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK walks through the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK raises a clenched fist while he talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A supporter of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk wears a gag to show his support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A supporter of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk wears a gag to show his support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A supporter of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk wears a gag to show his support for the convicted magazine editor. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for "Lese Majeste" violations Wednesday. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK walks out of Bangkok Criminal Court after his sentencing on Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waits in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court on his way to sentencing Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK talks to his supporters from behind bars in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" in the holding area of Bangkok Criminal Court Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SOMYOT PRUESAKASEMUK waves the "V for Victory" as he walks into Bangkok Criminal Court followed by court security Wednesday. Somyot was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wednesday for violations of Thailand's "Lese Majeste" laws. He was arrested on April 30, 2011, and charged under article 112 of Thailand’s penal code, which states that “whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years" after the magazine he edited, "Red Power" (later changed to "The Voice of Thaksin") published two articles by Jit Pollachan, the pseudonym of Jakrapob Penkair, the exiled former spokesman of exiled fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Jakrapob, now living in Cambodia, has never been charged with any crime for what he wrote.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Books by and about Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi for sale on the street in Yangon. Two years ago book about her were banned by the Burmese government. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Newspapers for sale at a news stand on Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Newspapers are bundled for delivery at a Yangon news agent's office. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Newspapers for sale in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man at a newsstand reads a newspaper. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Men read newspapers in the waiting room at the Dala ferry terminal for the Yangon-Dala ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A newspaper vendor on the Yangon-Dala cross river ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A newspaper vendor on the Yangon-Dala cross river ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper on the Yangon-Dala cross river ferry. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A small newsstand in the Yangon-Dala ferry terminal in Yangon.  The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A newspaper vendor in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A newspaper vendor in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper in a Yangon market. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a Burmese newspaper in a market in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a Burmese newspaper in a market in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper while he gets a haircut in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man reads a newspaper at a street side newsstand in Yangon. The Burmese newspaper industry has enjoyed explosive growth this year after private ownership was allowed in 2013. Private newspapers were shut down under former Burmese leader Ne Win in the early 1960s. The revitalized private press is a sign of the dramatic changes sweeping Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the last three years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man screams "freedom" during a protest against the Thai coup at Terminal 21, a popular shopping mall in Bangkok. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man screams "freedom" during a protest against the Thai coup at Terminal 21, a popular shopping mall in Bangkok. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman protests the loss of free speech with the help of her friends, who covered her mouth, during a protest against the Thai military coup at Terminal 21, a popular Bangkok shopping mall. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman protests the loss of free speech with the help of her friends, who covered her mouth, during a protest against the Thai military coup at Terminal 21, a popular Bangkok shopping mall. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman protests the loss of free speech with the help of her friends, who covered her mouth, during a protest against the Thai military coup at Terminal 21, a popular Bangkok shopping mall. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman holds up a three fingered salute and covers her mouth to protest the loss of free speech during a protest against the Thai military coup at Terminal 21 a popular shopping mall in Bangkok. The salute is from the movie "The Hunger Games" and symbolizes it admiration, thanks and good-bye to a loved one. In this case, the loved one is reportedly Thai democracy. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais protest the loss of free speech by covering their mouths and putting their hands shaped as guns to their head during a protest against the coup in Bangkok. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais protest the loss of free speech by covering their mouths and putting their hands shaped as guns to their head during a protest against the coup in Bangkok. The Thai army seized power in a coup that unseated a democratically elected government on May 22. Since then there have been sporadic protests against the coup. The protests Sunday were the largest in several days and seemed to be spontaneous "flash mobs" that appeared at shopping centers in Bangkok and then broke up when soldiers arrived. Protest against the coup is illegal and the junta has threatened to arrest anyone who protests the coup. There was a massive security operation in Bangkok Sunday that shut down several shopping areas to prevent the protests but protestors went to malls that had no military presence.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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