A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government Kaung Sett Naing, a columnist who wrote a satire titled “I am gonna almost say” about the tarnishing gold plates of Shwedagon stupa; chief editor and publisher of Standard Time newspaper were charged under Section 295(a) of the Penal Code. The plaintiff U Soe Min Oo who is from North Oakkalar township said the terms “Ngwe Dagon” (Silver Dagon) and “Bor Dagon” (Spangle Dagon) used in the satire to ironically refer the tarnishing gold plates of Shwedagon stupa is blasphemy against Buddhism. 2.9 Three States Where Free Expression Violated Most This report describes the violations of freedom of expression of people in all States and Regions across the country. Among the regions, Yangon and Mandalay encountered the vast majority of violations while Rakhine, Kayah (Karenni) and Kachin are the three most violated States. (a) Rakhine State Protests erupted in Rakhine’s Mrauk-U township after a scheduled annual memorial event to mark the anniversary of the fall of Rakhine kingdom on January 15, 2018. The protests were violently cracked down by the police when the ethnic Rakhine locals protested in front of the police station. Seven innocent people died and 12 people got injured because of the brutality that also impeded the peaceful assembly and freedom of expression of people. Hence, a literature talk show that marked the “memorial anniversary of the fall of Rakhine kingdom” was conducted on January 15, 2018. Dr. Aye Maung, ethnic Rakhine politician and a parliamentarian of Ann constituency and Wai Hin Aung, an ethnic Rakhine writer delivered speech at the event. They were later charged with high treason under Section 124(a) of the Penal Code, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 17(1),(2) of Counter Terrorism Act then sentenced to 20 years in prison. Right to information is still devastatingly violated in Rakhine State. The Tatmadaw sued Radio Free Asia (RFA) and U Ye Ni, editor in charge of Irrawaddy news agency under Section 66(d) of Telecommunications Law. Then Myanmar Police Force’s Special Branch (SB) filed a lawsuit against Ko Aung Mann Oo, editor-in-chief of Rakhine-based local Development Media Group (DMG) under Section 17(2) of Counter Terrorism Act at Sittway township local police station 1 on May 1. Other private news agencies Narinjara and Voice of Myanmar (VoM) were charged under Sections 50(a) and 52(b) of Counter Terrorism Act for communicating with Arakan 27 Chapter (2): Freedom of Expression