Activist Saharat Sukkhamla, a former novice monk and a graduate from Mahidol University’s College of Religious Studies, has been found guilty of royal defamation over a speech at a protest in November 2020.

Premchai Karnasutra, the former chairman of Italian-Thai Development, who was imprisoned for his involvement in a black panther poaching case in 2018, has been granted early release and will serve the remainder of his sentence at home.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin presided over a signing ceremony for a cooperative agreement between Thailand and China in the field of mass media and communication. The agreement aims to strengthen information sharing to combat fake news and misinformation.

Parliament has voted against the Move Forward Party (MFP)’s proposal to establish an ad hoc committee to ensure the right to education for non-Thai students without civil registration.

The People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) has ended a 15-day protest in front of Government House after several sub-committees were formed to handle community rights issues and demands made by the activists.

Community networks in the Northern Thailand have filed a lawsuit requesting the cancellation of the Yuam River diversion project and a revocation of project’s EIA approval on the grounds that it was conducted without public participation.

The family of Chit Singhaseni, a royal aide convicted for the murder of King Ananda Mahidol and executed in 1955, has filed a request with the Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court for a new trial.

The Appeal Court ruled yesterday (17 October) not to lift the ban on Rap Against Dictatorship (RAD)’s song “Reform,” claiming that the song incites people to express their opinion without respect for the law and may upset royalists.

A second bail request by human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa has been denied despite him showing no tendency to flee.

The Ratchadapisek Criminal Court has found three activists guilty of insult of court and sentenced them to prison for speeches given during a protest in April 2021 to demand the release of political prisoners.

On October 10, the Ratchaburi District Court sentenced Wanthana Othong, a 62-year-old political activist in Ratchaburi province, to 6 months and 10 days in jail without parole and fined her 1,000 baht.

130 Thai migrant workers in Israel have arrived at Don Mueang International Airport by a Royal Thai Air Force plane, while the Foreign Minister has reported increased numbers for Thais killed or taken hostage.