<p>25 people were arrested on Friday (18 November) after crowd control police forcibly dispersed protesters marching to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), the venue of the APEC Economic Leaders&rsquo; Meeting, to protest the government under Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and its pro-corporation economic models.</p>

<p>A gathering took place in the Siam shopping district on Monday (16 October) on the 2nd anniversary of <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8849">the 16 october 2020 crackdown on the protest at Pathumwan intersection</a>. The gathering called for an amnesty for all who face charges for participating in political protests.</p>

<p>A protest march organized by the activist group Thalufah was dispersed by crowd control police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets even before they left their starting point at the Victory Monument.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A protest on Saturday (7 August) against the government&rsquo;s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic was met with water cannon trucks and crowd control police armed with rubber bullets and tear gas, despite the target location being switched.</p>

<p>Two reporters have filed a lawsuit against the Royal Thai Police, after they were <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/9348">injured with rubber bullets</a> while covering the 18 July 2021 protest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The use of force to crack down on protests and arrests of protesters show that the state wants to suppress dissenters and create a climate of fears, says Amnesty International, who calls for the repeal of the Emergency Decree.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Protesters marching to Government House on Sunday (18 July) to demand better Covid-19 vaccination and assistance programmes were met with water cannon and crowd control police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets.</p>

<p>Three reporters were injured during the protest on Sunday (18 July), after being hit with rubber bullets, despite wearing visible press armbands and ID cards.</p>

<p>A police officer allegedly involved in the arrest of Prachatai reporter Kitti Pantapak during the crackdown on the 16 October 2020 Pathumwan intersection protest has claimed that he arrested Kitti because Kitti violated police orders by coming close to police lines, and that he was not able to distinguish Kitti from the protesters.</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>10 years after the crackdowns on the Red Shirt protests in 2010, we look back at the progress of the investigation into the death of 94 people, other avenues of seeking justice, and whether transitional justice is possible.</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>