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James Giggacher - 20 May, 2014

Thai army soldiers secure an area near where pro-government ”Red shirts” have been rallying for days on the outskirts of Bangkok on May 20, 2014. Thailand’s army declared martial law across the deeply divided kingdom on May 20 to restore order after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in the capital but insisting the move was “not a coup”. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI

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James Giggacher was editor of New Mandala from 2015 to 2017.
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