In Pictures: Thai demonstrators defy ban, gather at Bangkok's shopping district

They occupied the Ratchaprasong intersection, bringing traffic to a standstill as they demanded for reforms and the release of detained activists.

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Oct 16, 2020, 09:20 AM

Pro-democracy protesters gather demanding the government to resign and to release detained leaders in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pro-democracy protesters and police officers clash during rally against the state of emergency at Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020 . PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A pro-democracy protester reacts as he is being detained by police officers during rally against the state of emergency at Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Pro-democracy protesters give the three-finger salute while sitting on a police vehicle during a rally on a traffic intersection in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A pro-democracy protester and a child on their shoulders holds up the three-finger salute during a demonstration in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A pro-democracy protester holds up a sign demanding the release of activists during a demonstration in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A police officer speaks to pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pro-democracy protesters gather demanding the government to resign and to release detained leaders, in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pro-democracy protesters scuffle with police in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020, after Thailand issued an emergency decree following an anti-government rally the previous day. PHOTO: AFP

Pro-democracy protesters scuffle with police officers in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A pro-democracy protester holds up a placard during a rally against the state of emergency at Ratchaprasong district in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A young pro-democracy protester talks with police during a demonstration at a road intersection in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Pro-democracy protesters push police officers as they gather demanding the government to resign and to release detained leaders in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police line up in front of pro-democracy protesters gathering for a rally on a traffic intersection in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Riot police prepare to disperse pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok on Oct 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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