<p>Thai and Myanmar activists and artists gathered in Chiang Mai on Monday (8 August) to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising and protest the Myanmar junta&rsquo;s violence against the people, while a performance artist staged a solo performance in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on the same occasion.</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>Meet &ldquo;Artn&rsquo;t,&quot; a group of Chiang Mai-based artists and students using art as a tool of resistance and a challenge against the status quo.</p>