Images from Bangkok
![An anti-coup activist called for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations. Here female riot police arrive at Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 30, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/619C1D98-F81B-4CC8-9019-E6A3F6B0529E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-coup activist called for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations. Here female riot police arrive at Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 30, 2014.
![People make their way past a line of Thai soldiers guarding the street near Victory Monument to prevent anti-coup demonstrations in Bangkok, May 30, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B339178E-0A97-4CFF-ADAE-260BB1FDAFA2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People make their way past a line of Thai soldiers guarding the street near Victory Monument to prevent anti-coup demonstrations in Bangkok, May 30, 2014.
![Soldiers watch as police officers are reinforced to prevent an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 29, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/25EAA95C-11CA-4118-B0A8-0FED7554F9E3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers watch as police officers are reinforced to prevent an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 29, 2014.
![Soldiers stand guard at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 29, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/21CD356B-6CC5-43DC-8770-62A0CD2EBAF1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers stand guard at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, May 29, 2014.