A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government 1.2 Overall Analysis of Prosecutions within Four Years The government’s four years in power have seen a vast number of free speech violations. The violations took various forms. The most obvious form is prosecution under an existing law while other forms include order, instruction, imposing ban on protests, events, ceremonies, assemblies or silencing the people’s voice in one way or another. (a) Lawsuits and Affected Individuals There are a total 539 lawsuits against no less than 1,051 individuals in four years. The number of lawsuits has been steadily increasing year by year. The number of lawsuits in the second year in government's term of office raised by 19 percent than the first year. Most lawsuits were found in the third year when the number of lawsuits was 49 percent higher than that of the first year. There is a slight difference of number between the third and fourth year but the latter is significantly 46 percent higher than the first year in terms of lawsuits number. 164 Raised by 46% 176 Raised by 49% 110 Raised by 19% 89 Figure: Increasing number of lawsuits year by year 4 Chapter (1): Introduction