{"id":2433,"date":"2010-05-20T13:22:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2010-05-20T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:22:30","slug":"bangkok-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/bangkok-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Red City"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" class=\"review_photo\" alt=\"bangkok_280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foto8.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/bangkok_280.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Photographer Anders Birger was in Bangkok at the beginning of March when the brewing unrest took on a new urgency. Birger followed the Red Shirt protestors, who were demonstrating in support of the deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, joining them for a large demonstration on 14 March. 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