Thai protesters pour human blood on government gates

Red-shirted protesters in Bangkok queue to donate blood Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Archambault/guardian.co.uk A protester donates blood for the anti-Thai government demonstration Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Archambault/guardian.co.uk Supporters of the deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra donate blood Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Anti-government protesters queue to donate blood for use in anti-government protests Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Human blood was sprayed across the gates of a military compound as part of the protests Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Thai Buddhist monks donate blood at a protest site Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Thai riot soldiers wearing gas masks take part in a practice before protests at Government House in Bangkok Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/guardian.co.uk Anti-government protesters in Thailand donate blood to be spilled at the Thai government headquarters in a protest calling for new elections. Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk A supporter of the deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra donates blood for the protest Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk A nurse syringes blood into a bottle Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Red-shirted protesters hurled gallons of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government Photograph: Wason Wanichakorn/AP Photograph: Wason Wanichakorn/guardian.co.uk A red-shirted anti-government protester lifts a bottle of human blood during the Government House demonstration Photograph: Udo Weitz/EPA Photograph: Udo Weitz/guardian.co.uk Police hold back a Thai red-shirted demonstrator Photograph: Rex Features Photograph: guardian.co.uk Demonstrators hold containers of human blood outside Government House Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra gather near the residence of the prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra hold bottles of human blood during a protest Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk Anti-government protesters pour human blood from containers at Government House in Bangkok Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/guardian.co.uk Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra cover the gate of Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence with human blood Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/guardian.co.uk