<p>Flash mobs at the Victory Monument, the Ministry of Education and close to Chulalongkorn University met harsh police responses with at least 8 people arrested and a journalist injured by a pipe bomb.</p>

<p>Samutprakan Provincial Court has acquitted &quot;Thanakorn&quot; of lèse-majesté and computer crime charges after the authorities prosecuted him for posting a statement relating to a sarcastic comment against supporters of Thong Daeng, the favourite dog of the late King Bhumibol.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) is calling for voters to back their Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand bill, which proposes to set up a formal indigenous peoples&rsquo; council to give Thailand&rsquo;s indigenous population the opportunity to resolve community rights issues in ways that are suitable to their way of life.</p>

<p>Jomtien Hospital and Bangkok Hospital Rayong have announced the dismissal of Dr Saravin Thongrong for &ldquo;inappropriate behaviour against the rules of the company&rdquo; after his comments on the late King Bhumibol surfaced on the internet. Right-wing activists have called for his license to be revoked and for him to be prosecuted under the lèse-majesté law. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The&nbsp;South korean-based prize given to activists globally, this year, goes to Anon Nampa, a human rights lawyer from his legal&nbsp;contribution, anti-dictatorship activisms&nbsp;and his call for monarchy reform.</p>

<p>After repeated threats and assaults, villagers and activists protesting the impact of a&nbsp; gold mine have been shot at by a local government employee as they were trying to prevent ore from being smuggled out of the mine.</p>

<p>Sirichai (last name withheld), a freshman at the Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University, and a member of the student activist group United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, was arrested during Wednesday night (13 January) on a royal defamation charge under Section 112.</p>

<p>Proposed by the parliament speaker, Chuan Leekpai, the reconciliation committee, aimed to find a way out of political turmoil, is packed with senators, academics, military officers and government coalition MPs. No opposition MPs or pro-democracy protesters are included.</p>

<p>As his supporters stormed the US Capitol, Thai netizens have been busy photoshopping President Trump into the familiar shirt and whistle of Suthep Thaugsuban, a key figure behind the protests which led to the military coup in Thailand in 2014.</p>

<p>3 more people have been charged with royal defamation under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, bringing the number of people facing Section 112 charges to 40.</p>

<p>The music video for Rap Against Dictatorship (RAD)&rsquo;s latest song &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJufERGv9Sk&amp;feature=youtu.be">Reform</a>&rdquo; has been blocked on YouTube&rsquo;s Thai domain due to a &ldquo;legal complaint from the government.</p>

<p>Let&rsquo;s close the year by looking back at 2020 through 15 articles chosen by the Prachatai English editorial team</p>