<p>Songpol &ldquo;Yajai&rdquo; Sonthirak, an activist from the Thalufah group, has been detained pending trial on charges relating to an incident on 3 August 2021 when paint was splashed in front of Thung Song Hong Police Station.</p>

<p>Students from the Media Arts and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, filed a lawsuit with the Chiang Mai Administrative Court on Monday (18 October) for a temporary injunction after the University administration prohibited them from showing their final theses in the University Art Centre because some pieces deal with social and political themes.</p>

<p>Students from the Media Arts and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, took over the University Art Centre on Saturday (16 October), after the Faculty and the university administration prohibited them from showing their final theses as some pieces deal with social and political themes.</p>

<p>Writer Suchart Sawatsri filed a lawsuit on Thursday (14 October) against the National Culture Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Culture for stripping him of his national artist status, reportedly due to social media posts he made about the monarchy</p>

<p>A working group set up by the Ministry of Education to investigate a series of illustrated children&rsquo;s books about the pro-democracy movement said that five out of the 8-book series are likely to lead to violence in children.</p>

<p>The Student Government of Chulalongkorn University (SGCU) has proposed that 6 October of every year be designated the International Day for the Protection of Students&rsquo; Freedom of Expression.</p>

<p>Art critic Pearamon Tulavardhana reports that she has received a court summons on a charge of defamation by publication filed against her by Chiang Mai University lecturer Pongsiri Kiddee, after she published an article on an exhibition organized by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC).</p>

<p>Chiang Mai University student and performance artist Withaya Khlangnin is facing another royal defamation charge for staging a performance in front of the university on 1 May 2021 to demand the release of detained activists.</p>

<p>Student activist Benja Apan was arrested yesterday (7 October) on a lèse majesté charge in connection with <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9393">the 10 August 2021 protest</a>&nbsp;and has been denied bail.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Student activist Patsaravalee Tanakitvibulpon has been indicted on a royal defamation charge related to a speech she gave at a protest on 24 March 2021, in which she said that the monarchy must reform itself in order to survive.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prachatai&rsquo;s Facebook page has been found on the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES)&rsquo;s list of sites that spread fake news, which also includes Facebook pages for activists and activist groups, as well as other online news sites.</p>