<p>63 people are facing charges under the Emergency Decree for participating in anti-government demonstrations, despite the authorities&rsquo; claim that the Decree is being extended in order to control the spread of Covid-19, says <a href="https://www.tlhr2014.com/?p=20836">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights</a> (TLHR).</p>

<p>Second arrest of student activist Panupong &quot;Mike&quot; Jadnok &quot;reveals&nbsp;the Thai authority&rsquo;s attempts to suppress the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly,&quot; says Amnesty International.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Thai&nbsp;authorities should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release prominent pro-democracy activists arbitrarily detained for their role in peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said on 20 August.</p>

<p>Student activist Parit &ldquo;Penguin&rdquo; Chiwarak has been granted bail today (15 August) after being arrested the day before while travelling to a demonstration at the Nonthaburi Pier and accused of sedition and holding an illegal public assembly.</p>

<p>Pharit &#39;Penguin&#39; Chiwarak&nbsp;a student activist is under arrest as he is planning to give a speech at a demonstration at Tha Nam Non, Nonthaburi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Never before have people&#39;s messages about the monarchy, be they satirical or direct, substantial demands for monarchy reform, appeared widely in protests countrywide. But these messages do not make it into the mainstream media due to legal and moral fears.</p>

<p>Thousands gathered at a demonstration at Thammasat University (TU) on 10 August. which underlined the demands from the Free People Movement and called for reform of the monarchy. TU claimed they had not been informed beforehand about the speeches about the monarchy. Over 110 lecturers countrywide supported the demonstrators&rsquo; expressed views and their bravery to speak about a sensitive issue in Thailand</p>

<p>The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights statement urges&nbsp;state and public to tolerate, respect, protect and upheld freedom of&nbsp;expression toward the monarchy. The peaceful, unarmed expression and questionings are important in democratic regime.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a>&nbsp;authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights lawyer Anon Nampha and democracy activist Panupong Jadnok, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/08/thailand-drop-charges-release-democracy-activists">Human Rights Watch</a> said on Saturday (8 August).</p>

<p>Regional lawmakers today called on Thai authorities to immediately and unconditionally drop charges against human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and student activist Panupong Jadnok, and to ensure that all those participating in peaceful protests can do so without fear of reprisals.&nbsp;</p>