<p>A network of civil society organizations issued a statement on 29 April calling for an end to online sexual harassment against activists after student activist Sirin Mungcharoen faced a storm of social media attacks, the majority of which can be considered sexual harassment.</p>

<p>Thai netizens have been posting pictures of mysterious messages projected onto key locations of the May 2010 crackdown on the Red Shirt protests. The messages appeared during Sunday night (10 May), while the hashtag &ldquo;#FindingTruth&rdquo; (&ldquo;#ตามหาความจริง&rdquo;) trended on Twitter.</p>

<p>Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, or &ldquo;Da Torpedo,&rdquo; a former reporter and political activist once convicted for lèse majesté, passed away this morning (7 May) at Siriraj Hospital, where she was admitted for cancer treatment.</p>

<p>As around 500 waste picker households gather to receive money and food from charities, the head of the Re-users and Recyclers Trade Association says an influx of imported waste and the lockdown measures have heavily impacted the recycling business. Despite a state policy to secure prices, waste pickers still find it hard to get by.</p>

<p>Nurak Marpraneet, former President of the Constitutional Court, has been appointed a member of the Privy Council.</p>

<p>An academic team has published a second statement about Covid-19 related suicide attempts after the first became controversial. It underscores its call for the government and society to find more inclusive policies to control the outbreak.</p>

<p>The Emergency Decree will remain in effect through May, and measures including flight bans, the night time curfew, the ban on social gatherings, and travel restrictions between provinces will continue to be enforced, announced Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson Taweesin Visanuyothin on Monday (27 April.)</p>

<p>At least 10 homeless people in Chiang Mai have been arrested for breaking curfew by being outside after 22.00, says <a href="https://www.tlhr2014.com/?p=17223&amp;fbclid=IwAR1rsec56my0QLs6mvkIH5s3qXSs7ad3rQLcNrrELdUPCjgfvrfGv_fAVM0">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).</a></p>

<p>Teacher and scholar of Thai and Lao history and literature Peter Koret passed away of brain cancer on 9 April in 2020, at Ramkhamhaeng Hospital in Bangkok. He was 60 years old.</p>