<p>In a statement issued on Monday&nbsp;(27 December), the lawyer of activists Parit Chiwarak, Panupong Jadnok, Anon Nampa, and Jatupat Boonpattararaksa announced that his clients will not be filing another bail request, having been denied bail again last Friday (24 December).</p>

<p>Following a Thomson Reuter exclusive report alleging the use of forced labour in a number of Thai prisons, Khon Kaen Fishing Net Ltd (KKF), a company that supports prisoner vocational rehabilitation programs, announced that they will terminate their contracts with any prisons involved in the abuse.</p>

<p>Activists and protesters gathered in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison on Sunday evening (26 December) to celebrate student activist Panupong Jadnok&rsquo;s birthday, after he was denied bail along with 3 other activists last Friday (24 December).</p>

<p>Thai sex workers remain excluded from government assistance schemes, after the government ordered the closure of entertainment businesses to prevent the spread of Covid-19, causing many to lose their jobs and income.</p>

<p>The Save Na Bon Group, which has been protesting against the construction of 2 power plants in their community, ended their hunger strike, packed their bags and left Bangkok after a government representative confirmed that their 4 demands will be met.</p>

<p>Protest leaders Parit Chiwarak, Anon Nampa, Panupong Jadnok and Jatupat Boonpattararaksa were again denied bail, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).&nbsp; The four have already spent 3-4 months in jail pending trial.</p>

<p>20 protesters and activists have been charged with violation of the Emergency Decree for participating in the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9583">28 November 2021 rally</a> at the Ratchaprasong intersection to call for marriage equality.</p>

<p>Sitanun Satsaksit, sister of missing activist-in-exile <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9273">Wanchalearm Satsaksit</a>, has sent letters to three Thai government agencies asking for updates on their investigation into her brother&rsquo;s enforced disappearance, but has yet to receive a reply.</p>

<p>Thanapol Eawsakul, a co-founder of Same Sky, a book publisher well known for producing titles about Thai political history and the monarchy has been sued by Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited&nbsp;(GULF) over a Facebook post shared from an MP who has also been sued by the company.</p>

<p>The Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF), a local human rights organisation, reports that a draft bill criminalising torture and enforced disappearance is nearing completion.&nbsp; Last September, a preliminary draft passed a first reading in parliament.&nbsp; According to CrCF, which has been involved in revising the draft for a 2nd reading, it will be finalised by 22 December.&nbsp;</p>