Several gatherings attended by former Red Shirt activists, families of victims, and politicians took place on Tuesday (19 May) to mark the anniversary. With 4 years to go before a statute of limitations precludes the possibility of criminal charges being brought, the push for justice continues.

Between 10 April – 19 May 2010, 94 people were killed during the military crackdown on the Red Shirt protests and over a thousand were injured. Most of those killed were shot with live rounds in the head and torso, and many were shot several times. Despite several inquests ruling that the protesters were killed by military fire, none of the cases made it to court. Attempts to prosecute the officers involved were denied, with courts saying that they do not have jurisdiction

<p>A group of volunteer actors staged a play in memory of the 99 people killed during the crackdowns on red shirt protests in 2010 during the anti-government protest on Saturday (19 September), now said to be one of the largest protests in Thailand since 2014.</p>

<p>A decade after Thailand&rsquo;s deadly crackdown against anti-government protesters, accountability for the political massacre remains elusive, said rights organisations on its tenth anniversary.</p>

<p>As the military crackdown on the &lsquo;Red Shirt&rsquo; protests, which killed at least 94 persons and injured at least 2,000 people, sees its 10th&nbsp;year anniversary on 19 May 2020, Phayao Akhad, a Woman Human Rights Defender, the mother of a nurse&nbsp;who&nbsp;was&nbsp;brutally killed&nbsp;by the military in 2020, is still tirelessly seeking for justice despite facing threats, intimidation and legal reprisals by reason of her struggle for justice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amnesty International issued a statement on the 10th anniversary of the 19 May 2010 military crackdown on the Red Shirt protests, calling for the Thai authorities to immediate prosecute those responsible and provide full reparation for relatives of the victims and survivors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Progressive Movement, a group formed by former members of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party (FFP), claimed that they are behind the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8509">mysterious messages</a> which appeared on Sunday night (10 May) at key locations of the May 2010 crackdown on the Red Shirt protests. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence is seeking legal action against those responsible.</p>

<p>Thai netizens have been posting pictures of mysterious messages projected onto key locations of the May 2010 crackdown on the Red Shirt protests. The messages appeared during Sunday night (10 May), while the hashtag &ldquo;#FindingTruth&rdquo; (&ldquo;#ตามหาความจริง&rdquo;) trended on Twitter.</p>

<p>19 May 2019 was the nineth anniversary of the crackdown on the &#39;red shirt&#39; protest on 19 May 2010. Gatherings were held at Ratchaprasong Intersection in memory of the dead, while justice for the victims of military violence continues to be denied.&nbsp;</p>

<div> <div> <div>The Bangkok police have asked a pro-democracy activist to seek permission from the junta to host a symbolic activity to commemorate the 2010 crackdown on the red shirts. </div> <div> </div> <div>On 15 May 2018, Sombat Boonngamanong, a pro-democracy activist and the leader of the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/7685">Grin Party</a>, posted on Facebook that Lumpini Police Station had rejected his request to hold an assembly at Ratchaprasong intersection on 19 May, the eighth anniversary of the 2010 crackdown on red-shirt protesters. </div> <div> </div> </div></div>

<div> <div>Seven years ago, Bunthing Pansila, a volunteer rescue worker, was shot dead during the government crackdown on red shirt protesters. </div></div>

<div><em>The Supreme Court sentenced to life imprisonment a northeastern red shirt leader convicted of arson, committed in response to the violent crackdown on red shirts in Bangkok. The red-shirt tells Prachatai he would prefer just to be executed.&nbsp;</em></div> <p></p>