The above picture is genuine.
Despite claims to the contrary in CNN's Ireport section, we would like to reaffirm to all our readers and interested parties that all photos published in The Nation newspaper and The Nation's website - www.nationmultimedia.com www.nationmultimedia.com - as well as all other media outlets of Nation Multimedia Group, are genuine.
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And when it comes to Thailand's political crisis, we have made extra efforts to ensure there is no distortion or misinformation about the fragile situation.
All photos of rallies by the pink shirts, or multicoloured shirts, at the 11th Infantry Regiment base on Friday were taken by photographers dedicated to their work, who were at the rally site from start to finish. Naturally, the photos selected for publication were ones featuring the number of protesters at their peak. It has been the same for all rallies, whether it is the red shirts or others. All we did was adjust the brightness of the photo to make it printable.
Nothing was doctored. There was no alteration whatsoever. We showed the photos as they had been taken.
Similar photos were published yesterday by other newspapers, showing crowds of the same size from similar angles. One can also check with wire-service agencies like Associated Press, Agence France-Presse or Reuters, which had their photographers at the 11th Infantry Regiment rally from beginning to end.
