On 22 May 2015, the first anniversary of the coup, Chonthicha along with many more students joined peaceful, symbolic actions calling for an end to the junta rule in the country. During these protests, police detained more than 30 students and activists in Bangkok and Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand, belonging to student groups and political groups like the Resistant Citizen and Dao Din. Accompanying these arrests were reports of unprovoked physical attacks from the police and detained students being denied access to lawyers.
