"Penguin"

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.

Co-leader of the anti-establishment movement, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, announced via the Facebook page of the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration that he will only consume water and electrolytes from Wednesday onwards.

The lawyer for Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak said on Monday that the detained protester had been sentenced to 15 days in prison for contempt of court at a hearing last Monday (March 15).

Pro-democracy activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk said in a Facebook post on Monday that he was summoned by the Chanasongkram Police Station to face lese majeste charges.

Protest leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak on Sunday told protesters that a 'big surprise' lay in store for them at Wednesday's rally.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, pro-democracy activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak said he will continue fighting for democracy and that he had been discharged from hospital.