<p>A man who has been on hunger strike in front of the Criminal Court for the past three days to demand the release of detained activists has been arrested on charges under the lèse majesté law and the Computer Crimes Act.</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>On 31 December, the volunteer protest guard group We Volunteer (WeVo) were organising a shrimp sale at Sanam Luang when they were surrounded by police officers, who arrested 12 members of the group, including group leader Piyarat &ldquo;Toto&rdquo; Chongtep.&nbsp;</p>

<p>387 journalists worldwide are currently detained in connection their work, while 54 are held hostage and 4 are missing, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF)&rsquo;s <a href="https://rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-2020-round-35-rise-number-women-journalists-held-arbitrarily?fbclid=IwAR3DA3pSiOX-qwElarOdMww3170CN_eUxkucb-8hmCCYyW8cPeh2OymKaW0">2020 round-up report</a> on abusive treatment of journalists.</p>

<p>The cabinet decided on Tuesday afternoon (26 May) to extend the State of Emergency to the end of June, while civil society organizations have called for the Emergency Decree to be lifted, raising concerns about abuse of power in situations unrelated to the pandemic.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Security officers detained 20 people of Banang Sata District of the Deep Southern Province of Yala, <a href="https://web.facebook.com/wartanimap/photos/a.270058583095887.45164.249763755125370/1270164219751980/?type=3&amp;theater">Wartani</a>, a local media based in Pattani, reported at 3 pm on 4 January 2018.</p> <p>The 20 were taken to the 41st Military Ranger Division in Raman District of Yala.</p>

<p>The police are preparing to issue arrest warrants for 20 more protestors against the coal-fired power plant in Songkhla.</p> <p>On 30 November 2017, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SouthernThaiPBS/photos/a.576429142408040.1073741828.575717802479174/1701818463202430/?type=3&amp;theater">Thai PBS reported</a>&nbsp;that police of Mueang District of Songkhla Province are preparing to issue arrest warrants for 20 people who joined 15 key leaders of the network from Songkhla and Pattani provinces in a protest against the planned coal-fired power plant and deep sea port in Songkhla.</p>

<p>A radical Thai Buddhist monk known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric has been forcefully disrobed by the authorities after a brief detention.</p> <p>On 20 September 2017,the&nbsp;<u>Buddhism Protection Centre of Thailand</u> reported on its Facebook page that security officers on 19 September detained Venerable&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Watbenchama/posts/566952423453339">Aphichat Promjan</a> at a temple in southern Songkhla Province and reportedly took him to the Crime Suppression Division of the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok for interrogation. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>The military has detained at a military base a senior activist who has campaigned against the lèse majesté law.</p> <p>Kimpiew Saetang told Prachatai that at 6 am on 2 July 2017 about 10 soldiers arrested Charoenchai Saetang, his 60-year-old brother, at his home in Dao Khanong Subdistrict of Bangkok, and took him to the 11th Military Circle in Bangkok.</p> <p>He reported that the soldiers did not present any arrest warrant, but cited their absolute authority under Section 44 of the Interim Constitution. They also confiscated the mobile phones of the two brothers and Charoenchai’s laptop.</p>