Thai opposition protesters are stepping up their campaign against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, after clashes with police left five dead a day earlier.
Thai Protests Continue as Tensions, Violence Mount
![Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they surround the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/fe35b87f-f965-400e-8b73-73bd7dc9833d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they surround the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014.
![An anti-government protester raises his clenched fists as he listens to a speech by anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/3ab74c5d-cd56-4659-bb7c-dd9f4b84b9ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester raises his clenched fists as he listens to a speech by anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014.
![Anti-government protesters surrounding the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building let employees leave the property over its gate, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/90c042c9-58e7-4ebd-8ef5-8da05a7aae68_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters surrounding the Thaksin Shinawatra-owned office building let employees leave the property over its gate, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2014.
![Anti-government protesters gather as Thai soldiers stand guard at a defense ministry compound serving as a temporary office for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Bangkok, Feb. 19, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bf883631-0608-40df-8f4b-0e1ef4179078_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters gather as Thai soldiers stand guard at a defense ministry compound serving as a temporary office for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Bangkok, Feb. 19, 2014.