<p>Thousands joined a march to the German Embassy in Bangkok on Monday&nbsp;(26 October) to submit a petition calling for the German authorities to investigate King Vajiralongkorn&rsquo;s use of power during his time in Germany.</p>

<p>The Thai government has repeatedly violated the human rights of peaceful protesters during a crackdown on a vigorous and growing youth-led protest movement, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights and ARTICLE 19 said in a briefing released on Sunday (25 October 2020).&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prachatai tells the story of the pro-democracy protests between 14 &ndash; 21 October 2020 in 23 pictures, taken by our field reporters during the week-long series of demonstrations at various locations in Bangkok.</p>

<p>During her detention in the Thanyaburi Prison, student protest leader Panusaya &quot;Rung&quot; Sithijirawattanakul wrote a letter to her fellow activists.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rapipat Khamphichai, the lawyer for &lsquo;Mor Lam Bank&rsquo; Patiwat Saraiyaem, released a memo after visiting his client, who is being detained while the investigation into his case takes place.</p>

<p>UN human rights experts&nbsp;urged today (22 October)&nbsp;the Thai government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and free speech and called for an end to a crackdown on peaceful protests.</p>

<p>The Thai police&#39;s use of water cannons to disperse protesters on&nbsp;16 October was unwarranted and excessive, says Amnesty International, who calls on the Thai authorities to release peaceful protesters and lift restriction on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Thai authorities have issued an order under the Emergency Decree for an investigation into and possible suspension of four media outlets: Voice TV, Prachatai, The Reporters, and The Standard, as well as the student activist group Free Youth&#39;s Facebook page, for their coverage of the recent protests in Thailand.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Anti-government protests persisted in Bangkok for the fourth straight day despite the severe state of emergency which bans mass gatherings, the order to shut down Bangkok&rsquo;s electric rail systems, and the use of water cannons to crack down on the protest at Pathumwan intersection on 16 October, with at least 20 parallel protests taking place in other provinces.</p>

<p>Police in full riot gear have used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters gathered at the Pathumwan intersection, defying the ban on mass gatherings imposed during the severe state of emergency.</p>

<p>Thousands of people joined a protest at the Ratchaprasong intersection on Thursday evening (15 October) following the crackdown on the protest at the Government House earlier in the day despite the declaration of a severe state of emergency, which bans mass gatherings.&nbsp;</p>