<p>Monday 7 September was supposed to be a peaceful holiday, but a Thai translation of Gene Sharp&rsquo;s book The Anti-Coup suddenly spread all over social media as a tank was spotted on a street by Thai netizens.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Protest leaders Anon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok have been released from the Bangkok Remand Prison, where they have been detained for five days after the Criminal Court ruled on Thursday (3 September) to have their bail revoked.</p>

<p>King Vajiralongkorn has deemed Thai Royal Consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi &lsquo;unblemished&rsquo;, according to the Royal Gazette. While her official titles have been restored as if they had never been stripped from her, many Thais welcomed her back with unexpected forms of&nbsp;wordplay.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Following a motion from the inquiry officer at Samranrat Police Station to revoke bail for human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and student activist Panupong &ldquo;Mike&rdquo; Jadnok, the Bangkok Criminal Court ruled to revoke Anon&rsquo;s bail and increase the security for Panupong.</p>

<p>Anon Nampa, a human rights lawyer who publicly addressed the issue of monarchy reform last month, has posted on Facebook that his grandmother was harassed on 1 September by the District Officer.</p>

<p>Student activist Panupong &ldquo;Mike&rdquo; Jadnok was arrested for the second time yesterday (25 August), for participating in the demonstration at Thammasat University&rsquo;s Rangsit campus on 10 August. Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa was also arrested earlier today (26 August) on the same charge.</p>

<p>Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa was arrested again last night (19 August) because of his participation in the <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8696">Harry Potter-themed protest</a> on 3 August.</p>

<p>Thai&nbsp;authorities should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release prominent pro-democracy activists arbitrarily detained for their role in peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said on 20 August.</p>

<p>Thousands gathered at a demonstration at Thammasat University (TU) on 10 August. which underlined the demands from the Free People Movement and called for reform of the monarchy. TU claimed they had not been informed beforehand about the speeches about the monarchy. Over 110 lecturers countrywide supported the demonstrators&rsquo; expressed views and their bravery to speak about a sensitive issue in Thailand</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a>&nbsp;authorities should immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights lawyer Anon Nampha and democracy activist Panupong Jadnok, <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/08/thailand-drop-charges-release-democracy-activists">Human Rights Watch</a> said on Saturday (8 August).</p>

<p>Regional lawmakers today called on Thai authorities to immediately and unconditionally drop charges against human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and student activist Panupong Jadnok, and to ensure that all those participating in peaceful protests can do so without fear of reprisals.&nbsp;</p>