<p>Student activist Benja Apan was arrested yesterday (7 October) on a lèse majesté charge in connection with <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9393">the 10 August 2021 protest</a>&nbsp;and has been denied bail.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sirichai (last name withheld), a freshman at the Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, Thammasat University, and a member of the student activist group United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, was arrested during Wednesday night (13 January) on a royal defamation charge under Section 112.</p>

<p>Student activist and protest leader Panusaya &ldquo;Rung&rdquo; Sithijirawattanakul has been listed as one of <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935?fbclid=IwAR0m0rs1YMcTT-y_V6S90TTmcm8DskDEAVyfOZctpBdw41J4v_jbU-lSRhE">BBC&rsquo;s 100 most inspiring and influential women</a> of 2020.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police stopped the vehicles of students transporting equipment and booklets to the protest at Thammasat University&rsquo;s Tha Prachan campus ahead of the afternoon&rsquo;s protest.</p>

<p>19 September is the day another large protest is planned in Thailand. The organizers say there may be 50,000-100,000 protesters gathered at Thammasat University&rsquo;s Tha Phra Chan Campus. However, the university administration has prohibited them from entering the campus, claiming the students will not follow its rules.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (16 September) accepted a complaint against three leaders of the 10 August at Thammasat University, accusing them of attempting to overthrow the government.</p>

<p>The organizer of the demonstration at Thammasat University read their first declaration. It proposes that the monarchy should be reformed in line with democratic principles. The perception toward the monarchy should not be exaggerated.</p>