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"From now on Red Shirt people will rally on the 10th and 19th of every month to intensify our fight in terms of number of protesters and activities," Thida Thavornseth, acting chairwoman of the movement, said at a news conference.
A two-month rally by the Reds from mid-March of this year attracted 100,000 people at its peak demanding immediate elections.
More than 90 people were killed in violence sparked ly the protests, which saw a series of street battles between demonstrators and armed soldiers in the heart of the capital.
The rally came to a bloody end on May 19 with a deadly army assault on the Red Shirts' base, after which a small band of militant protesters set dozens of buildings ablaze across
Senior figures in the movement, including Thida's husband Weng Tojirakarn, have been detained on terrorism charges since the end of the demonstration, awaiting possible trial.
The mainly poor and working class Reds have staged a series of rallies in
Thousands took to the streets of the capital on December 10, eight months after deadly clashes in the city's historic district.
The rally "was just the beginning", Thida said.
The retired microbiology lecturer and mother told AFP in a recent interview she wanted the democracy movement to be peaceful and "use brains".
A Japanese diplomat met the national police chief Wednesday to seek information on an investigation into the death of Reuters cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto during an April 10 military operation to clear part of the old city.
Police General Wichean Potephosree said after the meeting with Nobuaki Ito, the minister for political affairs at the Japanese embassy in
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