Thai parliament dissolved as protests continue – in pictures

Anti-government protesters ride their motorbikes on a main road in Bangkok Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Demonstrators march towards the prime minister's office at Government House in Bangkok Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

A monk blesses anti-government protesters as they march under a footbridge Photograph: Dylan Martinez/REUTERS

Protesters march outside Government House Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

The Thai prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, speaks at the police headquarters in Bangkok Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters march with a large Thai national flag during a rally in Bangkok Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Anti-government protesters on the march – some walked over 25km (15.5 miles) Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban gestures to thousands of cheering supporters outside Government House Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

An anti-government protester holds razor wire from behind a fence as thousands surround the Government House Photograph: Damir Sagolj/REUTERS

Thai police march inside the grounds of Government House, where the prime minister's office is based Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Protesters converge on Government House in Bangkok for a huge rally Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA

Anti-government protesters celebrate after removing concrete barricades outside Government House Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators sit on a burnt police vehicle outside the government building Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images