<p>Following the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9134">protest on Saturday</a> (20 March), Amnesty International calls for the Thai authorities to drop all charges against children and others who participate in protests and for an investigation into the authorities&#39; excessive use of force and ill treatment against protesters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prison guards attempted last night (15 March) to take activists Jatupat &ldquo;Pai Dao Din&rdquo; Boonpattarasaksa and Panupong Jadnok out of the wing where they are being held, claiming that they needed to be tested for Covid-19, says human rights lawyer Anon Nampa in a petition filed with the Criminal Court.</p>

<p>The <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9113">denial of bail</a> for four protest leaders on Monday (8 March) is &quot;tantamount to a systematic suppression of freedom of expression and freedom of opinion&quot; in Thailand, says Amnesty International, who calls on the government to end legal prosecution against dissenting voices.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As protests in Thailand begin to intensify again, authorities must urgently de-escalate their current heavy-handed approach and stop trampling the human rights of peaceful protesters, said Amnesty International on Saturday (6 March).&nbsp;</p>

<p>A 16-year-old protester arrested during the night of 28 February speaks out about his arrest and assault by riot police.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Protesters gathering near the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Regiment, the King&rsquo;s Guard in Bangkok last night (28 February) were met with tear gas and rubber bullets during a clash with riot control police.</p>

<p>10 ministers, including prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, survived Saturday&rsquo;s (20 February) no-confidence vote despite the efforts of the opposition parties, stirring up public disappointment.</p>

<p>The public prosecutor has yet to rule on whether to file a case against 18 people involved in the 19 &ndash; 20 September 2020 protests and has postponed the hearing to 8 March 2021; meanwhile four activists detained last week pending trial were once again denied bail.</p>

<p>A protest took place at the Democracy Monument yesterday (13 February) to demand the release of four activists <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9059">detained</a> last week pending trial, as well as demanding the resignation of the prime minister, a new constitution, and monarchy reform.</p>

<p>A crowd of around 500 gathered at the Pathumwan Skywalk yesterday evening (9 February), after the Criminal Court <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9059">denied bail</a> for activists Parit Chiwarak, Anon Nampa, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, and Patipan Luecha, who are being detained in prison pending trial and have been taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Women and LGBTQ activists who participated in the 2020 pro-democracy movement are facing gendered harassment and discrimination even from within their own movement, says a new report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.</p>

<p>Student activist Benja Apan and 2 other activists from the student activist group United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration went to the Iconsiam shopping mall on the afternoon of 19 January holding signs saying &ldquo;Monopolizing the vaccine to give the spotlight to the monarchy&rdquo;</p>