In pictures: Bangkok protests

Thai national flags fly at Democracy Monument during an anti-government rally, calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down, in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 November 2013

Thousands of protesters began flooding the streets of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, over the weekend, demanding Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra resign.

In this photo released by Siam 360, anti-government protesters stage a rally, calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down, at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 November 2013

Sunday's estimated 100,000 protesters comprised the biggest number the capital has seen in recent years. The protesters are angered by a controversial government-backed political amnesty bill.

An anti-government protester touches the hand of a policemen across barbed wire after giving him flowers at a barricade near a government building chosen as a protest site in Bangkok, 25 November 2013

The opposition say the bill, which was rejected by the Senate earlier this month, would have allowed the return of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, without him having to serve a jail term for corruption.

Anti-government protesters march toward Thailand's Finance Ministry in Bangkok, 25 November 2013

Mr Thaksin, the brother of the current prime minister, lives in self-imposed exile. He remains a deeply polarising figure since he was deposed in a military coup in 2006.

Thai pro-government "red-shirts" hold pictures of Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra as they gather at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok, 24 November 2013

In another part of the capital, thousands of government supporters, also known as "red-shirts", held a rally in support of the prime minister and her brother.

Suthep Thaugsuban, former deputy prime minister and protest leader, acknowledges the crowd at the Democracy monument in central Bangkok, where tens of thousands gathered in a protest against a government-backed amnesty bill, 24 November 2013

The anti-government protests are being led by former opposition lawmaker and one-time deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban, who said the demonstrations would be orderly.

An anti-government protester blows a whistle and holds a placard during a rally at Thailand's Finance Ministry in central Bangkok, 25 November 2013

But on Monday, scores of people forced their way into the offices of the finance ministry in central Bangkok.

Anti-government protesters rest inside Thailand's Finance Ministry during a rally in central Bangkok 25 November 2013

Apart from the finance ministry, the protesters also marched on state offices, military headquarters and television stations.