A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government
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Right to Partake in Discussion Denied
A discussion event, namely, “Farmland and Resource” was held at Shwe Ann Taung hall, in
Ann township, Rakhine State on July 20, 2018. The organisers of the discussion had already
got permission from the authorities, but the police officers from the township police station
forced them to abort the event, claiming that some speakers were not allowed to partake in
this discussion. During a public discussion event, some people were allowed but others were
not, in a certain kind of discrimination among the civilians and violating the fundamental
human rights.
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Chapter (5): Deterring, Restricting, Orders, Instructions and Free Speech