The Supreme Court has sentenced a pro-democracy activist to prison on a two-year suspended sentence for attending a 2020 protest demanding justice for activist-in-exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit.

Six protesters who attended a 16 October 2020 pro-democracy protest have been acquitted of charges related to violations of the Emergency Decree Act. The Court said their actions were little more than an exercise of constitutional rights and freedoms.

Four years after the beginning of the student-led pro-democracy protests in 2020, many activists and protesters are still facing charge resulting from their participations in the protests, especially royal defamation charges. As the number of those detained pending trial or appeal for charges relating to political expression continue to rise, some young activists have chosen to seek asylum overseas.

<p>The Rainbow Sky Association has said that it will no longer file a defamation charge against Sirisak &lsquo;Ton&rsquo; Chaited for returning its Ardhanarishvara Award.&nbsp;</p>

<p>With the ongoing political division in Thailand, controversies and boycott campaigns surrounding Sitala and other right-wing celebrities will not go away any time soon.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.28cm; text-align:left"><span style="background:transparent"><span style="line-height:108%"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="widows:2"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="2"><font style="font-size:11pt"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:12pt">The women, feminist, and LGBTQ+ groups in Thailand helped nonviolent resistance by contributing to a more inclusive movement, through adding gender issues, reinterpreting politics and creating a safe space for participants. They also equipped the campaign with creativity and resilience.&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></font></span></span></span></span></p>

<p>Student-led pro-democracy protests have been going on for months. One of their tactics is to use royalist symbols, quotations and traditions as satirical weapons to challenge and criticize the government, tradition and society overall.</p>