Thai protesters rally in their thousands ahead of parliamentary debate

Pro-democracy protesters gather, flashing three-fingered salutes near a main shopping district in Bangkok (Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day ahead of a special session of Parliament aimed at easing political tensions.

The rally took place on Sunday at the busy Rajprasong intersection, in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping district.