Freedom of Expression Activist Organization 2019 Mid-year Report on Status of Freedom of Expression in Myanmar Application of Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law for Prosecution Number of cases charged with Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession law is Number of individuals charged 7 43 with Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law is There are altogether 7 cases charged with Defendants Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession 9% Law in the past six months. All cases were 91% filed with Section 19 of Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law in respective 0 township police stations. On May 2019, a group of youth activists organized a peaceful protest in Yangon to call for peace in Myanmar. Then, Pabaden 20 ကStudents ျောင်းသျော်းမ ျော်း 40 During the research period, most of the individuals charged by PAPP law are Karenni youth activists who township police station of Yangon Region protested against a plan to install filed charges against seven youth activists. General Aung San statute in In the same month, two Kachin Youth Kayah State. The State government activists were charged similarly for staging The issues for being charged a protect for peace. 60 လူ ငယတActivists က ြွလှုပရျော်းသူမ ျော်း Young later dropped charges after a negotiation between the youth activists and the Chief Minister of Kayah State in February. Staging protests to ask for ethnic rights 29 Staging protests to pray for peace 7 Staging protests to ask for student 4 rights Staging protests to demonstrate against conglomerate 3 0 10 20 30 40 Page - 4