Thai court jails 11 Thaksin supporters over 2010 protests
The 2010 protests, backing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, resulted in over 90 deaths and concluded with a lethal army crackdown
Tens of thousands of red-shirt movement protesters, known by the colour of their attire, took over key intersections in the capital Bangkok in 2010, with some hunkering down in fortified protest camps and clashing with authorities.
The rallies followed Thaksin being found guilty of corruption, after he had already been ousted by a military coup in 2006 and fled the country.
The 2010 protests shut down government complexes for more than two months, and ended when soldiers used live rounds to disperse demonstrators from downtown Bangkok.
Human Rights Watch said at least 90 people were killed during the unrest, among Thailand’s deadliest political episodes, and more than 2,000 were injured.