<p>Former novice monk Saharat Sukkhamla, 21, has been indicted on a royal defamation charge resulting from a speech he gave during a protest organized by the students&rsquo; rights group Bad Student on 21 November 2020.</p>

<p>A network of vocational school students in Nakhon Sawan said their members were followed by police officers when they set up a table for people to sign a petition to repeal the royal defamation law.</p>

<p>Two student activists were arrested this morning (14 January) while holding banners near the Chiang Mai University auditorium calling for graduates to boycott the graduation ceremony, presided over by Princess Sirindhorn, and for the repeal of Section 112.</p>

<p>The Chiang Mai University (CMU) Student Union <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CMUSUPolicyTeam/photos/a.111035451329390/140195798413355">announced</a> on Tuesday&nbsp;(11 January) that its representatives will not receive members of the royal family at the university&rsquo;s graduation ceremonies during the current committee&rsquo;s term in order to uphold equality.</p>

<p>After a failed attempt a decade ago to amend or abolish the section of the Criminal Code that punishes people for defaming, insulting or threatening members of the monarchy, new calls have emerged questioning the monarch&rsquo;s role in Thai democracy and have faced legal harassment.</p>

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<p>Three activists, one a 17 year old, were arrested on Tuesday night (28 December) for holding up banners with the message &ldquo;abolish Section 112&rdquo; at Wongwian Yai, where a crowd of people were waiting to see King Vajiralongkorn and his entourage.</p>

<p>The Constitutional Court has denied a request to copy several documents used as evidence in the ruling that protesters&rsquo; calls for monarchy reform is treasonous, claiming national security, says <a href="https://tlhr2014.com/archives/38968">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).</a></p>

<p>Amarat Chokepamitkul, an MP of the Move Forward Party (MFP) and member of the House Committee on Political Development, Mass Communications and Public Participation said the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) would be summoned to explain their request to the mainstream media to avoid covering news about monarchy reform.</p>

<p>The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has warned the media against reporting on calls for monarchy reform after the Constitutional Court ruled that such messages are treasonous.</p>

<p>A man was arrested on Sunday (14 November) in Ubon Ratchathani and accused of hacking the Constitutional Court website following the Court&rsquo;s ruling that speeches made by several protest leaders and subsequent calls for monarchy reform are treasonous.</p>

<p>Student activist Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul has been denied bail on a royal defamation charge relating to a protest on 20 December 2020, in which activists wore crop tops at Siam Paragon shopping mall to campaign for the repeal of the royal defamation law.</p>