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
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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.
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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
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