Parit Chiwarak

Parit Chiwarak (Thai: พริษฐ์ ชิวารักษ์; RTGS: Pharit Chiwarak, born 27 July 1998), nicknamed Penguin, is a Thai political activist, Thammasat University student at the Faculty of Political Science, and one of the leaders of the 2020 Thai protests, via the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration group. He spent several periods in prison on bail, having been arrested under a variety of charges, but was released in order to complete his studies. In July 2024 he was sentenced to a two-year prison term for lese-majeste, but he was absent from court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.