"Penguin"

The mother of detained protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak has repeated her request that he and fellow imprisoned protester Sirichai “New” Nathuang be moved to hospital after both tested positive for Covid-19 in prison last week.

A doctor with the Corrections Department Hospital said on Sunday that the four detained pro-democracy activists who tested positive for Covid-19 are in fine fettle.

Pro-democracy activists headed to the district court in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani on Wednesday morning to submit bail requests for Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and other Ratsadon members who have picked up Covid-19 in jail.

The Department of Corrections announced on Monday that pro-democracy activists Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Promsorn "Fah" Veerathamjaree and Sirichai Nathuang have tested positive for Covid-19.

Pro-democracy movement leaders Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Panupong Jadnok and Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa have been flung behind bars again for allegedly violating the Emergency Decree earlier this month.

Ratsadon, a pro-democracy group led by Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, called on supporters to join its rally on Friday and help remove Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from office.

Detained protest leaders Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak and Arnon Nampa, have been hospitalised, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Saturday.

Detained pro-democracy activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, who has been on a protest fast for over a month over being denied bail, was admitted to hospital on Friday evening, the corrections department said.

Members of the pro-democracy movement on Friday handed in a letter at the US Embassy in Bangkok to seek support from Washington for their fellow protesters in jail, especially Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, who have gone on hunger strike.

After more than a month of fasting in prison, anti-establishment movement leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak has started excreting blood clots, the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration reported on its Facebook page on Wednesday.

Detained pro-democracy protester Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, who has been on a fast for over a month, was tired and in need of help for walking, the Department of Corrections said on Saturday morning.

Detained pto-democracy protester Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak's fast entered the 11th day on Saturday, and he was still able to talk and write, the Facebook page of the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration group updated on Saturday.