Unfortunately, despite recent political reforms, FEM’s research in 2019-2020 shows that the right to protest is still not respected, protected, or fulfilled in Myanmar. People who bravely or innocently try to exercise their right to protest face both violence and criminalisation. People protest because authorities fail to act The majority of people protest after their attempts to talk with the authorities have failed. Protest is not their first choice of action, but is the result of frustration at the authorities’ failure to listen or act on their grievances.