<p>On Christmas day, the Criminal Court dismissed all charges against 9 activists who called for an election in front of the MBK department store in January 2018.</p>

<p>Following his arrest and detention at the Chiang Mai Remand Prison, human rights lawyer and protest leader Anon Nampa wrote a letter calling for others to continue their fight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>King Vajiralongkorn has deemed Thai Royal Consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi &lsquo;unblemished&rsquo;, according to the Royal Gazette. While her official titles have been restored as if they had never been stripped from her, many Thais welcomed her back with unexpected forms of&nbsp;wordplay.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Second arrest of student activist Panupong &quot;Mike&quot; Jadnok &quot;reveals&nbsp;the Thai authority&rsquo;s attempts to suppress the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly,&quot; says Amnesty International.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pharit &#39;Penguin&#39; Chiwarak&nbsp;a student activist is under arrest as he is planning to give a speech at a demonstration at Tha Nam Non, Nonthaburi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Four defendants in the Thai Federation case have been sentenced to between 2 and 3 years in prison for suspected involvement in the Thai Federation movement, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said on Tuesday (21 January).</p>